WW2 ammo pouch questions

[Jason60chev]

The lower Pack carrier of the M1910 and M1928 haversacks were to carry the blanketroll/shelter half/pegs. Experience in WWI showed that wearing and moving about with the fully loaded haversack/pack carrier was very cumbersome and uncomfortable. probably, by WWII, you see just the upper portion haversack being used. I am very surprised that the US Army did not adopt packs
based on the double and single bag packs that were prominent during the American Civial War. With those packs, a variety of items could be carried inside, there was a flap opening at top...not the hook and strap affair of the M1910......and a blanket could easily be carried strapped to the top. I guess by time WWI came about, soldiers were not expected to have full marking gear, but just enough to last a few to several days in the field. The Marine Corps M1941 pack was very good......which I think the army did take note of when they designed a new pack in 1944/45.

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[MeatMarket]

I discovered the wealth of knowledge on olive-drab.com and did more research elsewhere. Recently I've made tremendous progress in putting together some kits from both wars. I have both M1910 and M1928 haversacks with pack carriers and cartridge belts, the M1928 has a Garand belt. Both have several accessories with more coming in the mail. I'm also waiting on my M1936 pistol belt and suspenders so I can attach the mussette bag I bought. The one I have though was an earlier model that doesn't have the grommets on the front to attach a shovel carrier so I'll have to hang one on the belt. I also just yesterday got a WW2 era mountain pack with frame. It's in good condition except for the leather straps on the outside pockets which are all intact, but are very dry, cracked, and fragile. Was the mountain pack intended to have a waist strap? I didn't see where one could be attacked, but the pack I got did come with an extra canvas strap with a clip on one end and a D ring on the other, but I could't identify it's function. It wasn't attached to anything. Without a waist strap, the mountain pack is not a very comfortable pack to wear.

I am very surprised that the US Army did not adopt packs
based on the double and single bag packs that were prominent during the American Civial War

I agree with this statement. The M1910 and M1928 packs were neat ideas at the time I suppose. They would have been a better success if they had zippers instead of the straps which were tedious to open and close.