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C025194 RCAF P37 PATTERN WEB PISTOL AMMO POUCH.
BACKGROUND: At the beginning of September 1939, the Canadian soldier looked remarkably like his counter part from 1918, wearing the 1914 18 pattern khaki service dress and the 1908 pattern web equipment. It was in September 1939 that the Canadian Army officially adopted the battle dress that had just been approved for use by the British in March 1939 and the first new uniforms arrived the last week of October. At first, Canadian troops embarking to Great Britain, were completely clothed in Canadian made battledress and upon arrival were then issued British steel helmets and modern 1937 pattern webbing. Canadian individual equipment was copied directly from the British 1937 pattern web equipment with manufacture starting at the beginning of 1940 and mass distribution began in October of the same year. The Canadian equipment differed its British equivalent by its yellow coloring and the brown paint used to cover the metal parts. The RCAF webbing was a light blue grey in color.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: An RCAF blue grey webbed canvas single pocket revolver cartridge pouch whose top fold over flap has a single brass snap closure. "United Carr" and "Canada" is stamped to the reverse of the snap. To the reverse, on either side, are vertical metal belt hooks with, between them, a horizontal webbed strap to the top, a "C broad arrow", indicating it was issued through the Canadian Quartermasters Office, ink stamped in black to the center, and a horizontal loop to the base.
GRADE ****1/4
PRICE $15.00
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