Model 1910 shovel covers

[RCS]

Harlan, Just a suggestion, on your M1 TSMG, if you could find a buttstock without the cross bolt in the stock, it would be better for WW2. They were all produced without the cross bolt and became upgraded later on with the cross bolt. Difficult to find but still around.

There should be some 1942 dated USMC shovel covers produced on the 1910 pattern still around ? wonder if they used the off-set hooks on the later covers ?

[Harlan (Deceased)]

Hey, thanks! I looked for one on GB years ago when I first bought it but never found one they didn't want a fortune for. Didn't want to put that much into it, but you're correct. Maybe I'll start looking again just for the 'hunt'

The covers are still around. I haven't seen one in a while, but even if I see one on ebay or someplace I'll try to find out about how the hook is positioned -
I know I saw something in a book showing the marine depot manufactured hooks being set lower sometimes, but I looked all through my books to try and find where I saw it and haven't found which book it was in. I wanted to find the section again to see if it said anything about them being sown on at an angle like yours. (Don't give up on me yet - I'll keep looking and probably find it when I stop looking!)

~ Harlan