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C020859 BRITISH M37 PATTERN, WEB BREN GUN AMMO POUCH.
BACKGROUND:
In 1937, The British specified a web pattern, for use in personal equipment, made of woven waterproofed cotton, and used it though out the war. In 1942 they issued some changes such as a new frog for the mark II bayonet and increasing the height of the basic pouches to accommodate the Sten SMG magazines. Of Note: Canadian personal equipment was a direct copy of the British 1937-pattern web equipment with manufacture starting in early 1940 and distribution beginning in October of the same year. The Canadian equipment differed from its British counterpart by its yellower colored webbing and the brown paint used to cover the metal parts.PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: A 1937 pattern, large, tan/khaki webbed canvas single-pocket basic pouch, roughly 5" x 9" x 2 1/2". To the forward edge of the top fold-over flap is a brass stud which mates with a brass button on an extended vertical tab proceeding from the center front of the pouch. To the reverse at the top is a 5" x 2 1/2" strap folded over at the top to form 3" horizontal a belt loop. Stamped in black to the interior of the fold-over flaps is a "broad-arrow" with the maker name and date "FINNIGANS LTD 1944". The pouch is a modification of the Mark III pouch and were designed for motorcycle, scout car and armoured carrier drivers. They were also issued to home guard who often were not issued with a full set of webbing but would have a belt to hang the pouches on.
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