If you start on an officers' set, just be sure not to open the snaps on the holster and pouches!
Indian-made snaps are notoriously bad and were largely replaced by imported British-made snaps later in the war...
If you start on an officers' set, just be sure not to open the snaps on the holster and pouches!
Indian-made snaps are notoriously bad and were largely replaced by imported British-made snaps later in the war...
You should post pictures, I always love seeing examples of Indian webbing! I actually just saw one of those Indian-made spike bayonet frogs marked "B.S.C. 1941", which is far earlier than I would have thought. I'm not really sure why India produced those frogs, since they seemed to have used the shortened 1907 bayonets throughout the course of the war...
Also, I'm not sure why Bata completely stopped webbing production in 1943 (I haven't seen anything dated later, at any rate).
Last edited by karkee; 06-15-2015 at 11:17 PM.
Brilliant pictures, love the 'keep smiling' painted on the end of the building
As this photo shows, The Agarpara Coy. Ld. was one firm that supplied webbing stock to the Bata Shoe Company. This cotton mill was incorporated in 1927 and was based in Calcutta.
Has anyone ever identified what AEF, LEF and KEF stands for? I'm curious where their factories actually were in India, but so far it seems just Bata and the BSC and CA abbreviations are known.
And does anyone have a lead on some Indian made L-straps? I'm building a whole webbing, but those are the last parts I still need, as a canteen is already on the way.
Here's what I have now.
The L-straps shown are British made, as is the 1945 type small strap modification to the e-tool carrier.
Great set Michel! Here's a source for l-straps
Indian made 37 Pattern L (pack) Straps - Sentimental Journey - Online Store
Can you show the maker's mark on the E tool carrier? Any chance you know where to find another?
A waterbottle? I'd love to see pictures of that piece as well!
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