French Mle 1935 Leather Webbing (1937 – 1940)
Mle 1935/37 Pouches, Suspenders, Belt: Mle 1935 Sac Inferieur: Black Lebel Pouches: Black Mle 1935/37 Style Pouch: Mle 1935 Musette: Reproduction of Mle 1935 Musette:
Category: Webbing
South African 32 Battalion R1 Chest Webbing (1980’s)
Sample 1: For R1 magazines. Smoother nylon than later Pattern 83 gear. Was shipped to me in this box:
British Pattern 44 Webbing (1945 – 1966)
Set 1: Large Pack (1966): Softer, lighter material than Pattern 37 webbing. All metal buckles are aluminum.
US Army Special Forces Blackhawk Chest Rig (2000’s)
Commercial manufactured. Paper found in “admin pouch” on inside.
Israel Webbing Belt (1965)
Has Israeli stamps and handwriting in Hebrew. Also some text either stamped on or hand-written in another language.
Iraqi Republican Guard AK Chest Rig (1990’s)
Sample 1: Very soft canvas material.
French ANP-31 Gas Mask Bag (1930’s)
Sample 1: Inside is very green. Has possible German capture stamp from 1940 on inside of flap.
Chinese Type 63 AK Chest Rig (1970’s?)
Sample 1: Wooden toggles. No markings.
French TAP Webbing (1950’s)
Very notable US influence. Sample 1: TAP53 Belt Sample 2: MAS49 ammo pouches: Sample 3: TTA51 Musette Sample 4: Suspenders Fabric is much softer than American M45 webbing. Stamp is likely from after Algerian War. Assembled webbing:
South African Pattern 83 Webbing (1980’s – 1990’s)
Sample 1: Battlejacket Sample 2: R4 Chest Rig For 5.56 x 45mm (.223 caliber) ammo magazines. 3 Ammo pouches in middle attached and divided. Sample 3: R1 Chest Rig For 7.62 x 51mm (0.30 caliber) ammo magazines. All pouches separated. Mostly used in South West Africa (Namibia).
South African Pattern 70 Webbing (1970’s)
Sample 1: 2 large back kidney yokes attached to waist belt. All other components removable.
Danish Pattern 37 Webbing (1950’s)
Sample 1: Pouches US-style “Lift the Dot” fastener snaps, British Pattern 37 style belt hooks. Sample 2: Small Pack British style buckles.
British Pattern 37 Webbing (1940’s – 1950’s)
Sample 1: Pouches: unknown date Belt made after 1945. “Suspenders” are actually 2 equipment straps. Sample 2: Mixed blanco colors. Mostly WW2 dated.
British Pattern 08 Belt (1910’s)
Sample 1: Black color blancoed on for unknown reason. Could mean rifle regiment or could mean theatrical prop.
South African Recce “Niemoller” Webbing
Sample 1: Medium size. Swedish “Fixlock” buckles. Front straps cut to adjust size by a previous owner. Found key in front right zip pocket. Sample 2: Used by 4 Recce operator. Has drain holes cut in the bottom. Heavily modified by user and unit rigger? Comparison of Sample 1 and 2: Sample 2 […]
South Africa Bophuthatswana Homeland Pattern 83 Battlejacket
Sample 1: No markings. Removable backpack missing.
South African 32 Battalion Niemoller Webbing
Sample 1: No tags or markings. YKK zipper. Based on Recce version. Color Comparison with Egyptian Recce Copy: