WW2 British, 1937 Pattern Webbing Mk. III, Basic Pouches.

Was £75 now £60

The Basic Pouches were usually worn as a pair on the chest and were interchangeable. Rectangular in shape they have a hinged lid held by a brass ‘snap’, have a pair of brass buckles to the rear to allow fixing to the Web Equipment Braces and a set of double hooks for fixing to the Web Waist Belt.
At least three different Mk’s. exist, the difference between Mk’s. 1 & 2 being that the fixing for the double hook was moved down; it was found that in the original design that the bottom of the Pouch interfered with the wearer’s waist and thigh, moving the double hook down had the effect of raising the base of the pouch up. The Mk. III differed only in that the height was raised to accommodate the new ‘Sten’ gun magazines, however, some later war and post-war examples have a quick release closure that replaced the brass snap fixing.

The Pattern 1937 web equipment was designed for the most part as an improved version of the Pattern 1908 web equipment. Straps were narrowed down from two inches; new pouches reduced the surface area of webbing in contact with the body and new items were introduced to accommodate new weapons and equipment.

A good matching pair, albeit that they have x2 different dates and manufactures:

Bagcraft Bagcraft Ltd. 1942 MK III
A.C. Associated Cutters 1943 MK III

Both in excellent, ‘un-Blancoed’ and in unused condition.

Priced to reflect mint condition.

Code: 222