2 pocket ammo pouches

[DaveHH]

I saw many soldiers who's weapon was the Garand. They would use bandoleers and then hang clips off any place they would fit; straps of web gear, shirt pocket flaps, the shirt itself at the button area, on the rifle sling. They go on like a clothes pin. They only used the cartridge belt pouches when everything else was gone. I'd just sling a couple of bandoleers over my shoulder, put the empty clips back in the pouches. That 7 clips per bandoleer. If you are going to wear a cartridge belt, make sure to use suspenders, that's the way it is done. They are an easy way to carry the weight. Everybody used the suspenders.

[emmagee1917]

Six per bandoleer.
Chris

[Greystone45]

After receiving the 5 pouches and 5 snap belt, I've discovered that the pouches do not attach to the belt? This is probably common knowledge to some on here, so what do the early carbine pouches attach to and how?

[browningautorifle]

The carbine pouches attatched to the snap on the front left of the pistol belt. What belt did you get??

[Harlan (Deceased)]

After receiving the 5 pouches and 5 snap belt, I've discovered that the pouches do not attach to the belt? This is probably common knowledge to some on here, so what do the early carbine pouches attach to and how?

Now I really am confused. Help me out Greystone45 -

The later olive drab pouch on the left here with the grommets on the bottom has two small straps on the back for sliding onto a belt of any type and it has no snap to keep it in place.

You can see from the photo that this type pouch has wider compartments. This type will hold a garand clip fairly well as I remember.
(I gave this belt, M4 bayonet and pouch to my late father's best friend who was a WWII vet so I can't take take photos of the back)

The older khaki pouch on the right side has one full width backing that slips over a belt and has a snap in the middle so it can attach to pistol belt and not slide back and forth. (Some call this type a 'stock pouch' because they fit over a carbine stock)



Here's a photo I had on my hard drive of the back of the older type pouch with a snap on the back -

[Greystone45]

My pouches have the button on the back as pictured above.

This ebay auction link shows the belt I have.

US USMC WWII M1-Carbine 5 Snap Belt | eBay

[Harlan (Deceased)]

That's the type of belt I thought you were talking about. Won't the snap attach, or is the snap the wrong size? I think the USGI snap was a standard size.
'If' that's the case, I'd say either the belt or the pouches aren't USGI (?)

Another downside, if I'm understanding your need correctly, is the pouch type with the snap inside has smaller pouches and a full garand clip is a very tight fit at best.

[Greystone45]

Maybe I don't know how to attach the pouches to the belt. Does the back of the pouch metal piece snap into the buttons on the belt? If so, I must be missing something.

[Harlan (Deceased)]

Yes, if it's like it is on a pistol belt it should snap right one. It's a bit firm sometimes but not terribly so. Sounds like there's something here to get to the bottom of.

This shouldn't be so difficult and I'm sorry to hear you're having such bad luck. I've seen these older type pouches mounted onto one of those thin pant sized belts. I think JimF4M1s has one with the pouches mounted onto it, or he showed a photo of one before(?)
I seem to remember these thin belts were Vietnam issue and actually used for carrying some type of ordinance as well(?)

I'm sorry I'm not helping any at this point.

Are the pouches you have original issue or reproductions? I figured if you're using them for utility they're probably reproductions and I wonder if that's the issue. I wonder if they make snaps in metric sizes and that's what are used on some reproduction pouches.

[Greystone45]

This is the actual item. I'll probably not use this in the field but keep as a collectible.

M1 Carbine mag pouches and belt - eBay (item 380352244764 end time Jul-14-11 09:36:12 PDT)