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I think they were supposed to be for offensive manoeuvres, whether the name ‘Assault Vest’ is another hype like the Jungle Carbine I don’t know but it kind of makes sense for the gunner to have mags...

There’s an early type that has extra pockets and the later without (I think, but I’m far from an expert).

Did you get it from eBay recently?

For what it’s worth, I think it is genuine as quite a few of this variation have turned up with provenance and in experienced collectors articles. It has been...

Does it have a small broad arrow stamp and 2 numbers like ‘29’?