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:sos: I have a large (12-1/2 x 6 x 4-1/2) leather pouch that just HAS to be for a machine gun magazine and used by mounted troops. I have attached photos but since this is my first post, I have no idea if I did it correctly.
I've had this for quite a while; used it for shotshell storage for SASS meets for a short time. Now I need to know what it really is so that I can evaluate and sell it.
Any help anyone can provide is appreciated!:super:
Dave Dodds
looks East German or Swiss, but thats a guess on my part.
RC might stand for Royal Canadian.Just guessQuote:
Originally Posted by Longrider33
Could also be Royal Artillary
Looks Brit,Canadian, or possible US. Made for carrying something heavy. Brit commonwealth used brass buckles and bronze rivets. Those triangular metal hook ups are seen on their leather bandoliers, I own.
You should tell us what those 4 letters are and any other markings. RC&A ?
The Madsen used a large curved box magazine.
It was a popular export weapon and often used by mounted troops and cavalry.
It is a Madsen mag pouch. It should have the steel separators for 5 or 6 mags..
I thought it might be. I couldn't find an image of the Madsen Mag pouch online, but I did find the spare parts pouch for these and the type of leather, fittings, and workmanship are a pretty close match.Quote:
Originally Posted by wheaty
I'm not sure but I think the British Cavalry did use a few Madsens before the Bren Gun was developed.
These guns have shown up in armories in South america still in the crates and unissued. Probably bought by a long defunct government and the records lost. One such find was in .30/06 caliber. The author of the article (a Military advisor to some Banna republic) I read on these told of how his command had run completely out of 7.62 NATO for their LMGs but had found tons of .30/06 in storage. On digging through the base armory they found several crates of Madsen LMG and a few 1919A6 LMGs which they quickly put into operating condition to fill the gap till supplys of 7.62 came in.