USGI Paraclete 330D Thermobaric Pouch

Description

This is a thermobaric grenade pouch produced by Paraclete for Crye Precision and issued to a very small number of elite units within the US Military. During the late 2000s and very early 2010s, Crye produced a line of pouches made of ultra lightweight 330D material that were used by Tier 1 units such as CAG and DEVGRU. These pouches were manufactured by Eagle Industries and Paraclete, mainly in AOR1 and Multicam but were fairly short lived as they were replaced by the SPS Smart Pouch Suite. This pouch in particular was designed to carry a thermobaric grenade, and offers an adjustable height flap with a buckle closure, allowing for silent access. There is elastic around the pouch to keep contents secure, and it is a good size to carry 1 20rd .308 Magazine, or a 20rd 5.56 magazine, although this pouch is best suited to carry a grenade as originally intended. Due to a combination of extremely limited issue number, hard use by the units they were issued to, and comparatively lower durability of the pouches as compared to contemporary 500D and 1000D offerings, these pouches are very hard to find. This pouch in particular was manufactured by Paraclete, and features the Paraclete style MOLLE straps. Pouches made by Eagle industries will have button snap fasteners for the MOLLE straps. Overall this pouch is a very rare and significant piece of recent gear history, both because of the units it is affiliated with, and the change in the gear industry it sparked moving towards lighter weight, modular pouches.

Features:

• This is Fancy – This item has been deemed Fancy by the Cataloging Team.
• Adjustable Fitment – Includes adjustable straps to for proper fitment.
• Buckle Closure – This has a buckle closure to secure the contents inside.
• 2 MOLLE Straps – This pouch has 2 MOLLE straps to attach it to MOLLE webbing.
• Pouch Drainage Grommet – This pouch has a drainage grommet at the bottom of the pouch. This allows water to drain from the pouch in wet environments and keeps you from getting weighed down by accumulated water.

Manufactured by:

• Paraclete – Makes tactical gear and pouches that were primarily used by SOF units in the US Military during the GWOT. Made most gear in Smoke Green, the OG Ranger Green.

Country of Manufacture: USA – This product is manufactured in the #1 country, the USA.

Issue Type: USGI – These are genuine US government issued items made to military specification (mil-spec).