Combat y straps

[Lionheart]

Need some opinions on these y straps thanks.

[JPhilip]

Hello,
Lionheart, before i give you my opinion about these Y-straps, i must tell you that there is a problem here as one MAJOR feature seen here is not compatible with the date 1940 stamped on one of the straps....
Do you know which one ?
Thanks

[Lionheart]

Hi is it the stitching around the rivets which i believe was added later in the war,also through looking at some of your posts the back strap stitching is wrong it should be rounded and not square.

[MP44tom]

You are correct......

This is a fake set, with a wrong end strap......

Three letter codes were introduced in 1940 but were not in capital letters.... and codes starting with “r” began in 1944.....

Tom

[JPhilip]

Hi is it the stitching around the rivets which i believe was added later in the war

Hello,
Good job Lionheart, Y-straps with such a feature were produced from late 1943
Thanks

[Lionheart]

Thanks for the help this is a tough learning curve so many pitfalls to avoid thank you.