COBI Vietnam War Set 2047 (Damaged Box)

COBI's Vietnam War set is built from 30 blocks and contains three figures — a Viet Cong fighter with a conical straw hat and an AK-47, a soldier of the 101st Airborne Division with an M16, and a Marine in a flak vest — plus three transparent stands and brick vegetation.

Condition

This set is sold at a reduced price because the outer box is damaged — it may have holes, creases or crushed corners. The contents are brand new, sealed and complete. If you are building the model rather than collecting sealed boxes, the only difference is the price.

The hat is not a costume

The nón lá, the conical leaf hat on the Viet Cong figure, is ordinary Vietnamese farming dress — worn by millions of people who had nothing to do with the war, because it keeps sun and rain off while leaving the hands free.

That is what made it significant. The Viet Cong were not a uniformed army but local fighters who worked their fields by day, and the absence of a uniform was the strategy rather than a shortage.

Specifications

Pieces: 30 · Figures: 3 with accessories · Stands and vegetation included
Box dimensions: 13 × 3.7 × 10.5 cm (5.1 × 1.5 × 4.1 in)
Condition: new and sealed, outer box damaged