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Got two bandoliers and clips off of ebay. I would appreciate help in identifying origin and age of them.
The bandolier is made of tan canvas. The clips do not have any markings on them, but have a bent in end.
Thanks for any help.
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Contrary to popular opinion, in UK and Australian Military service, the clips and bandoliers for both the No4's and L1A1 rifles made a one-way-trip. While we used to collect them up and take them all back to the ammo point and then to the ammo storeman, once they were there, they were nothing more than scrap - as were the wooden liners. The main steel boxes were a different matter. They WERE returned to Ordnance and then sifted and sorted and returned to the Ammo factories via a few refurbishment outfits.
I seem to remember that a couple of prisons had big plants and contracts for overhauling these galvanised steel outer cases. That's why you still see old battered and beaten up 1963 and 4 dated boxes, freshly painted with the correct 'tobacco leaf' brown colour/yellow markings.
DSoesn't ansqwer your question, but just another bit of useless info that might be useful to someone out there in forumlkand!
So the bandoliers came from the ammo factory with the rounds in the clips and the clips in the bandoliers. These were used once and tossed. Right? Seems like waste, but you are fighting transportation costs.
What did you mean by "wooden liners"? Were these boxes inside the larger metal crates? Does anyone have pictures of these?
Bandoliers and clips/chargers....... Yep, that's right.......... One way trip and scrap. Certainly in our Army.
Even the N-Law anti tank rocket tubes - complete with the TRIJICON x3 sight. Crushed by vehicle and disposed of
I met the boss of the company that made the LAW 80 sights at the British Defence Equipment Exhibition many year ago. He thought that system system was brilliant - for his business at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Laidler
Back the the question. Not enough information to make a guess. However it would be unusual for the chargers not to be marked with the maker.
It was supposed to be the same in our Colonial Army Peter. We used the same system of supply and return. And, no one actually cared until these days as to the ID of the manufacturer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Laidler
I have many chargers, and the only unmarked ones I have are in South African bandoleers/South African .303.
Bandoleers were ink stamped .... maybe not always.
There are some ink markings on the bandoliers, but it is too faded to read.
My bandoleer with the unmarked chargers is tan as well, ink marked on one end: EXPRESS A G 1956. Stamped on one pocket is LOT 5 1961, head stamps: U 61 MK 7Quote:
Originally Posted by BartInGolden