A quick walk reveals more than expected.
Article about: I don't know what to say,........... BRILLIANT ! There. That'll do Steve T
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Re: A quick walk reveals more than expected.
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Adrian Stevenson
Good stuff. The buttons are wartime and were made of what they called at the time "Vegetable Ivory"
You sometimes see this material referred to as 'composition' too
Rob
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Re: A quick walk reveals more than expected.
Hi LS.
Glad to have been of help mate.
The buckles and fasteners have all cleaned up good mate.
The twist fastener looks like the type that was used to close off the early 58ptn water bottle carrier before the later versions went onto using a simple strap and buckle.
The flat hook in the picture at #31 above, (above the twist fastener), is the attachment hook off a shoulder strap of a 58ptn large pack.
The 3 flat rings, (3rd row up, on the left), look like the "pull tab loops" from the quick release system for the 58ptn W/E kidney pouches. They could also be part of the pouch closure system from 58ptn ammo pouches (44ptn ones tend to be more square in profile)
Also, just going back to the fire extinguisher, it could also have been a "Pyrexine" type, depending on the age of it.
Regards etc
Ian D
AKA: Jimpy
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Re: A quick walk reveals more than expected.
Those big clips look so familiair "I believe these brass buckles were used to clip the gas mask carry strap to the pouch" they remind me of the ones on those big green kit bags. I can provide a photo if you don't know what I mean, I have one somewhere.
Mouse
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Re: A quick walk reveals more than expected.
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dangermouse
Those big clips look so familiair "I believe these brass buckles were used to clip the gas mask carry strap to the pouch" they remind me of the ones on those big green kit bags. I can provide a photo if you don't know what I mean, I have one somewhere.
Mouse
Hi DM
The clips on the kit bags were "long and thin". The ones that LS and WH are digging out are the clips from the end of 58ptn large pack shoulder straps, respirator haversack shoulder straps etc.
Regards etc
Ian D
AKA: Jimpy
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Re: A quick walk reveals more than expected.
yeah can you get a pic up of how they looked
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Re: A quick walk reveals more than expected.
I'm sure you probably noticed, but you've got a pair of dogtags there. Both names 'HUNTER' and from what I can see have the same serial number. Nice
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Re: A quick walk reveals more than expected.
Hi DM,
Good to hear from you and thanks for that spot, I hadnt seen that, what luck that I happened to not only find them but also clean them over the same period so that they were pictured together, they certainly belong together. So I'll sort them out and tie them. In the past Ive found a few still joined and around 6 pairs with the original neck cord still in tact too.
Ps been following your posts and J's on BDUK, good luck with your searches.
LS
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