Regarding the side buckle L-straps, I recently acquired a set of these in RAF blue/grey co!or. Here they are used in one of my RCAF displays.
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Regarding the side buckle L-straps, I recently acquired a set of these in RAF blue/grey co!or. Here they are used in one of my RCAF displays.
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When I acquired my '43 dated Lithgow I wanted some propper Australian kit to display with it. After doing some research I discovered Canada's involvement with supplying Australia with P--37 gear....
Nice find Rene. If I recall correctly, Canada did supply Australia with Canadian
P-37 web gear during the early years of the war.
I received my Pattern 1925 waist belt this week, as well as a couple sleeve type water bottle carriers. . One more waist belt should be here in the near future.
Anyone know if there was an...
Warspite, I would definitely be interested in the spare rucksack bottom if the other person isn't interested. Just send me a PM and we can work out the details.
Gary
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Since my last posting a week ago, I have been able to add to my collection ( holster and bayonet frog) of RAF/RCAF Pattern 25 web gear. Today's mail brought me two ammo pouches and a sleeve type...
Mike, If you're following this recent discussion, would you mind chiming in on the differences between the Pattern 25 pistol ammo pouch and the Pattern 37? Everything I've found on line so far fails...
My Pattern 25 RCAF holster is the same size as your P-37, for small caliber pistols. That horizontal clip like that on yours is not on mine. I have approximately 4 or 5 RCAF holsters, some small...
I made some pleasant discoveries this morning while sorting through my RCAF displays and web gear. It turns out that I actually have two pieces of Pattern 25 web gear in my collection. The first...
Mike,
Thanks for the links, Tales from the Supply Depot is where I actually learned the RAF/RCAF used Pattern 25 gear prior to Pattern 37. I liked the Karkee site, I'll be spending a lot of time...
Guess I'm late to the party. All I can say is Very impressive! Mike, I noticed you had a several displays of the Pattern 25 webbing, that was one reason for me searching the web site today.
I'm...