WW2 Commonwealth, 1937 Pattern Webbing Anklets, 1941.

Was £75 now £60

Anklets, also known as Gaiters, were issued as a left and right pair and replaced the puttees worn in WW1. They were manufactured in four sizes; 1 to 4, with 4 being the largest, one additional inch was added for each increase in the sized number, the height remained the same for all sizes. Throughout the war all anklets had a pair of brass buckles, later replaced with steel; however, the small straps or ‘tabs’ went through some changes from being webbing made with a brass end cap, webbing minus the cap and then leather, which overcame the fraying of the webbing tabs with the removed cap.
When worn the buckles should be on the outside of the ankle with the tabs treaded so that they point to the rear, they should be worn tight enough to ‘blouse’ the trousers but not be so tight that they are difficult to put on.

This pair are in outstanding, mint, unissued condition, manufactured in Canada by Z. T. & L. Ltd (Zephyr Loom and Textile) and clearly dated 1941. Webbing manufactured in Canada was worn by combatants from all the Commonwealth forces.

Priced to reflect outstanding condition and early war date, much prized by Dunkirk era reenactors who require the brass capped tabs.

Code: 227