44 pattern

Very very nice.

Whats that 3 cell pouch?-never seen one of those before.

Im obsessed lately with British webbing and have LOADS of 58 and 44 patt at the moment.

Just a guess but I'd say Sterling SMG magazine pouch.

Its not like the official Sterling pouch thats for sure

Hi guys cheers its a in theater SMG pouch ive never seen an issue one? didn't know their was one.

onward288 wrote:Hi guys cheers its a in theater SMG pouch ive never seen an issue one? didn't know their was one.

Yep,rare as hens teeth apparently and debated as to if part of 44 or 58 patt.

I have one somewhere so will try to dig it out and take a few pics.

Very cool old school kit Mate nice one.

I have seen pics of NZ SAS wearing this kit with a mix of US kit, in period pics of their time in Nam.

I like the machete is it Brit, or Oz. Err, did the Kiwis make these too, thinking about it???

Hey its Brit will take some pics later on.

Sterling SMG Pouch.

Have another somewhere with from memory a different date and possibly different maker.

Until when the P1944 pattern equipment was used? Was it used paralel with the P1937 system until the P1958 came to use (early 60's? or later?). I always liked to collect a P1944 equipment, but impossible to find here in Hungary. Odd enough, a few months ago a contact of mine brought me the aluminium cargo frame (with all the straps), but nothing else.

The bag that says Tobn,what was that used for?I do not know much about webbing gear.

Hey guys it started as webbing for the invasion of Japan etc but as the yanks bombed them to the stone age so it was used it the minor Asian wars Borneo Malaya etc it was used in our army up till the 70s when we went all yank 56 webbing with some Aussie bits. The last pack is a 60s 44 pack used by a Vietnam vet.

BTW cool SMG pouch i would say it was 58 though.

Does anybody have any info of the P1944 packboard (seen also in onward288's post)? I didn't find anything on the net, while an example arrived to me, but with much more straps than on onward288's picture. I wonder how this packboard should be packed? Appreciated any help!

joni firpo wrote:Does anybody have any info of the P1944 packboard (seen also in onward288's post)? I didn't find anything on the net, while an example arrived to me, but with much more straps than on onward288's picture. I wonder how this packboard should be packed? Appreciated any help!

Not sure how they came issued from new but i know you can add or remove straps yourself to suit what ever you need to be carrying at the time.

I have one also and from memory(stored away) mine only has a few straps as well.

From a local website.

I have never encountered a P44 water bottle carrier that has the "C" clips on the rear. Is this a specific item for Fiji? What is the date and manufacturer of this item?
Also the manpack carrier is usually missing the headband that fits on the top that was designed to put some of the weight on the neck rather than the shoulders. Some of the frames were updated in the 80's and 90's with the nylon padded straps from the GS and SAS/Para bergen frames and used for carrying mortar components.

The 4 cell SMG pouch is an Australian M56 pattern used for the 32 rd magazines for the F-1 submachine gun. It is missing the sliding belt keepers.

Wesley

That waterbottle carrier is a new one on me.I must have had 100+ 44 Patt waterbottle carriers pass through my hands over the years and NEVER seen one of those before.

Gulf91 wrote:That waterbottle carrier is a new one on me.I must have had 100+ 44 Patt waterbottle carriers pass through my hands over the years and NEVER seen one of those before.

Likewise. I wonder if they are still being issued in Fiji ...? If they come up for AASAM 2012 I'll have to have a closer look ...

Any one even needs 44 bottle carriers PM me , I just found a box with 50 mint covers .


owen

kammo-man wrote:Any one even needs 44 bottle carriers PM me , I just found a box with 50 mint covers .


owen

Original ones-stamped and dated or those nasty pea green unstamped ones?

onward288 wrote:From a local website.

I have a pouch exactly like this one. Were they given to Fiji or something? Mine has Fiji printed on it like these ones