SAS Webbing

[Strangely Brown]

Happy new year gentlemen.

I acquired an SAS SLR magazine pouch via a trade with a friend over the holiday period. This has enabled me to complete a webbing set and here are some pictures to celebrate.

Nice set Mark!
In the late 1960's and early 1970's I occasionally had to drive SAS soldiers at the school of infantry in Warminster, this was in the days before the ration pouch was produced.
You would often see three 44 pattern water bottle pouches being used. Two for water bottles and the third for rations and general escape & evasion items.
I don't recall the shoulder straps being used but I have seen a 58 pattern yoke employed doing the same job.
Belts then were either 44 or 58 pattern and the roll pin belt came much later, I've always believed that was a para thing.