British Wire Cutters Carrier

[reneblacky]

G'day All,

Acquired this one today. Two questions, this is not the type I have in my British reference books! is it possible that it's a pat 44?
Secondly would this be a correct type of cutters and or configuration used for this carrier? (Aust Sunshine '43 used and same pat as British)
Cheers in advance.

[kradman]

You find these wartime and post war dated and yes the frogs leg cutters are right for this holder , These cutters are still issued now to the British army

[reneblacky]

You find these wartime and post war dated and yes the frogs leg cutters are right for this holder , These cutters are still issued now to the British army

Cheers, so I guess this is a 44 pat as all others I see have a press snap.

[Ubique]

Gday Rene,
Here is my frog. There is a faint stamp but unreadable unfortunately. Cutters are 1917 so wrong period but same size.

Oz.

[reneblacky]

Cheers Oz, yours would have to be a pretty rare Aust made one there!

[ILH]

Hi Rene,
Its been a while since ive been here, glad to see you all still going strong.

I don't think there ever was a 44pat frog, it would be green.
Technically its 08pat reused with later kit. The closure makes it post ww2 - 37 ammo pouches changed in 1945 and a lot of the ancillary stuff did over the following decades.

Pattern 1908 Web Equipment

[reneblacky]

Hi Rene,
Its been a while since ive been here, glad to see you all still going strong.

I don't think there ever was a 44pat frog, it would be green.
Technically its 08pat reused with later kit. The closure makes it post ww2 - 37 ammo pouches changed in 1945 and a lot of the ancillary stuff did over the following decades.

Pattern 1908 Web Equipment

Cheers Jim, Good to have you back around Mate

[NCA]

Here y'go.These are the correct pliers for the frog first pictured.

[reneblacky]

Here y'go.These are the correct pliers for the frog first pictured.

Lovely, Thank You. If I may ask? what period is the catalog page you show? can't quite make out the text on it.