This pouch was meant to be for the Vickers Berthier machine gun, which was tested by several militaries during the inter-war period, but only adopted by the British Indian Army, Latvia, and Bolivia [1]. The design of this magazine pouch became the basis for the Pattern 37 “basic pouch” [2].
It is meant to be attached to a Pattern 08 webbing belt via the hooks.
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Stamp:
1933 date. “FEA” is the manufacturer.
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