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I am looking for a belt with pouches to put my M1 garand clips in and also my M1 Carbine magazine. Will the Garand clips fit into the 2 pocket Carbine pouches from WWII?
I see some with a belt and 5 pouches that have buttons on the back that buttons to the belt. Would the En Bloc Clips fit inside this type? thanks
CMP has some Greek manufactured copies of the M1910 for a decent price.
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I tried the clips in the carbine pouches and found them extremely tight. Stick with a cartridge belt. Advertise here on the WTB forum and you shall receive.
The WW2 USMC belt with the 5 snaps is the narrow , fit into belt loops , size of belt. I've heard a lot of stories about these. They seem unsuitable for combat load carring of 10 carbine mags , and if they were used for that , why are they so rare ? The USMC also had a string-tied pouch which has been called an " Officer's bag " , a "Personal Effects Bag" , and a "Demolition Bag". I believe it was made for one use and adopted for the others . Anyway , one story was that the belt was used to quickly wrap the high explosive around a pole , beam , etc. or to tie a rope to so as to pull it along the ground . Being blown up would account for the rareness of the bags and belt.
There is a wide , M1936 type belt with 10 or so snaps that the USMC adopted in the late 50s / early 60s . It was to carry 5 single pouches for the M14 Mags. The excess snaps was to allow placement with various load combinations.
HTH , Chris
I put 5 Carbine pouches on that belt. One is in a bit awkward spot when wearing it, but it will work.
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Oh , yes , I did not mean they wouldn't fit , just that the above set up was not WW2 correct . I would not be surprised if the above was used by some carbine armed advisors back in the day.
Chris
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Also , in answer to the OPs question , I believe the later WW2 production pouches with the two belt loops was made a little roomier to take both , but I've never checked it out.
Chris
I was referring to the thin belts with 5 buttons, and the 1943 era pouches that had a button on the back that allowed them to be attached to the belt. I bought the set up and will see if they fit.
What confused me was the 2 pocket pouches made in 1957 I've seen that actually say for M1 Carbine or Rifle. I was wondering if the WWII ones were the same size so they could accept both carbine and en bloc clip.
I never got them to fit. Too tight.
I think Chris is correct. The later carbine pouches with the two loops on the back are a little larger.
Have you tried them? I seem to remember they'll fit, but I went looking for one when I first read this thread and can't find it.
I haven't gotten the pouches yet, got some off ebay and should arrive early next week.