Has the Pedersen Device ever been in use?
I was wondering if the Pedersen Device has ever been sent to Europe and seen use on a battlefield? Or were all of them kept in storage in the US?
I've also read that after WWII there has been found one somewhere in Germany and I was now wondering if this one had been stolen from or was sent to Europe by US in WWI.
some of them were in the Philippines
At least a few were sent to the Philippines, A woman in my home town had a picture of her sons squad taken in the Philippines in the late 30s. Each of the riflemen had a Pedersen carrying case on his belt. He died in the death march and she would not let the picture out of her site. When she died it was probably thrown away.:crying:
What else would fit in the "can"
What else would fit in the "can" that the device was carried in? That is what was so obvious in the picture, I don't even recall seeing the magazine pouches.