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Strange USGI pouch need ID
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Looks like some sort of drop pouch. What's the three letters, "H&C", "HXC", "H&Co."?
Drop pouches weren't a thing at that time. That was the Era Of Haversacks. It wasn't made at unit level, that seems certain, though what item of equipment it was designed for, I don't know. Could be something having to do with optics or maps or artillery, since it's not made for a belt from what I can see. Looks interwar, maybe mid-late '30s.
No clue, OP. What you need is a US equivalent to Karkeeweb, but if it exists I don't know where it is.
No clue, OP. What you need is a US equivalent to Karkeeweb, but if it exists I don't know where it is.
I took it to mean dump pouch, which is a very modern idea. Back then, most soldiers had no mags to recover after they changed them because there weren't any box-magazine rifles in our army. The BAR was unique, but I don't think that's a BAR mag pouch.
Dump pouches weren't a thing until GWOT.
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Sure, just saying that's what it looks like - a general pouch for things that wouldn't fit elsewhere, maybe a bread or food bag. Map pouch doesn't seem applicable because those are generally flat and have covers. Nor bino pouch because those are leather and oval-shaped.
A pouch one drops spent magazines or other items into.
I think your best bet is figuring out who H&Co. was. Problem obviously is that's a really generic abbreviation.
Here's an M1936 musette bag, made for all the incidentals:
H&Co is obviously the contractor, which is why I don't think this is unit-level. US militaria isn't my thing, but I'm sure it's known by someone out there. That would probably give you a timeframe, but chances are that company made A LOT of different stuff.
After a bunch of searching it may be Hamel&Co (Lynn Ma. I think).
I doubt it was a map case was because of the heavy duty double strapping, maps do not require that kind of kit. Might be a grenade pouch....but not sure
I doubt it was a map case was because of the heavy duty double strapping, maps do not require that kind of kit. Might be a grenade pouch....but not sure
I think at at that time they were still using the stacked grenade pouches or the grenade pouches that doubled as aid kits.
I wasn't thinking map case. I know what those look like. I was trying to think of things what would be issued on a shoulder strap, like organizational equipment. I don't think it's an outer sight case, say for a mortar sight or artillery compass, something, but it could be anything like that. It's so hard to say.
It's sized sorta like a GP M1 Ammo pouch, but those have buckles.
This one's obviously aftermarket.
ETA: Google pics of Thompson subgun mag pouches. They look a lot like yours, though the straps aren't always attached that same way.
This one's obviously aftermarket.
ETA: Google pics of Thompson subgun mag pouches. They look a lot like yours, though the straps aren't always attached that same way.
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Dude.
Where were you five hours ago?
Stick. Seems to hold five.
Lol, no dump pouches back then?
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(yes I know a mag pouch and a dump pouch aren't the same).
Where were you five hours ago?
Stick. Seems to hold five or six.
Pic please stop taking two knees when one will do
