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Webbing items marked Rover 1945?
Hi all, I have come across some webbing including a sling I want to get for my No4 Mk2, marked as manufactured MW&S 1941 and then also marked ROVER 1945.
Can anyone tell me what the ROVER 1945 marking indicates? I have come across a few other webbing pieces marked like this but can't find an explanation of what it means (other than meaningful date obviously).
Grateful for any info!
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My understanding is that it is the Rover Car company of Solihull.
Many car companies had their own "in house" upholstery departments before WW2 and Rover cars was a quality car maker.
Not long after WW2 Rover "stuck" a Rover car engine into a Willys Jeep chassis, creating the first Land Rover. Interestingly the light green paint that very early Land Rovers were painted was war surplus paint that had been used to paint the interiors of cockpits/aircraft of RAF aircraft during WW2.
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Originally Posted by
jmws
Hi all, I have come across some webbing including a sling I want to get for my No4 Mk2, marked as manufactured MW&S 1941 and then also marked ROVER 1945.
Can anyone tell me what the ROVER 1945 marking indicates?
Pictures would help.
Very odd to have two different date stamps on any W^D product?
Just the thing for putting round holes in square heads.
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Originally Posted by
GeeRam
Very odd to have two different date stamps on any W^D product?
I assume that it is 2 slings on the basis of it being 2 manufacturers. The vendor may have posted pics of more than one sling under one listing, hence some confusion.
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Originally Posted by
Flying10uk
I assume that it is 2 slings on the basis of it being 2 manufacturers. The vendor may have posted pics of more than one sling under one listing, hence some confusion.
I think you are right, pictures of different slings in one sales listing. I have messaged the seller.
I didn't want to post pics as they aren't mine (yet).
Thanks guys!
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Originally Posted by
jmws
I think you are right, pictures of different slings in one sales listing. I have messaged the seller.
I didn't want to post pics as they aren't mine (yet).
Thanks guys!
Sound logical, although somewhat bizarre that a seller would do that, unless he was going to list both seperately and just got his photos mixed up when posting, but you'd think you'd spot that...
For your info, Rover Car Co. were a 37 Patt webbing contractor during the war, and the other one, MW&S is for Martin Wright & Sons Ltd.
Just the thing for putting round holes in square heads.
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MW&S I've seen on a whole raft of different things, Rover was a new one on me (although I am no expert I've done a sudden deep dive into Lee-Enfield things in the last week or so).
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Originally Posted by
jmws
MW&S I've seen on a whole raft of different things, Rover was a new one on me (although I am no expert I've done a sudden deep dive into Lee-Enfield things in the last week or so).
Thanks!
I used to have a pair of unissued '37 Patt cross straps made by Rover among my hoard of webbing collecting over the years back in the day. You don't see much Rover marked '37 Patt webbing, so it is one of the rarer of the webbing makers.
Just the thing for putting round holes in square heads.
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