Hi, looking to buy these pouches.
They appear original and dated 1945 if im reading correctly.
But would like some opinions on them.
Thanks
Cheers.
Nuno
Hi, looking to buy these pouches.
They appear original and dated 1945 if im reading correctly.
But would like some opinions on them.
Thanks
Cheers.
Nuno
Hi Nuno, they are good original late war issue pouches.
Cheers, Ade.
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Did this type ever see any use in ww2?
Regardless, they are in very nice condition.Never seen a pair with 45 dates..always seem to see 50's dated ones.
Hi Nuno, the "Pouch, basic, Mark III" which you show was made by W M & S Ltd (M Wright & Sons Ltd) of Quorn Mills, Loughborough, Leicestershire. About 25 miles from where I live. They made web gear from WW1 onwards.
As to how much this pattern of pouch with the "quick release" fastener was used during WW2 is open to debate. I suspect they were used but in small numbers. This pattern of pouch with this fasterner was also made postwar.
Cheers, Ade.
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i have mk III ammo pouches from 44 and 57 with quick release. when i wanted to fit bren magazines into the ww II pouches i noticed that the pouches from 44 are smaller then the post war models. has anyone an idea why? has the webbing shrunken?
The Mark III pouch is 1/2 inch larger to allow Sten mags to be more easily carried. Have a look at Karkee Web for more information on them:
Pattern 1937 Web Equipment
Nuno, if you got these then I'm very jealous!!!
Just picked up a 1952 dated pair of these for the 1950s Lancashire Fusilier manniquin I hope to show very soon. The quick release fastener is a direct linke to the later '58 patt pouches where it reappered in an improved design with the tab reinforced with a spring steel strip inside the tab as a stiffener to address the tendency of the tab to become soft and difficult to use with prolonged use.
These are in mint un-issued condition and were surprisingly cheap at £12.99!
I now have just about everything I need for the manniquin so "stay tuned"
Regards
Mark
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing he cares more about than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
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