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    What are the 3 slots for under the Canadian cover for the Bren mag. ?

    What are the 3 slots that are sewn in under the lid of the canvas Canadianicon mag. pouch used for ?
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    Early Britishicon pouches have the same three pockets that were used to carry grenade launching rounds and possibly tracers for marking targets for artillery, mortar or machine gun fire.

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    Don't understand the question.

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    So they are not for a bore cleaning brush or some other tools for the Bren Gun?

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    These are to which he refers Peter...
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    Yep........ We had 37 pattern webbing when I first joined the Army and I must admit that I'd never noticed that before. Mind you, I did seem to spend an inordinate amount of time scrubbing, cleaning and blancoing the stuff and cleaning the brass bits. THEN getting it all boxy so that it stacked up properly onto the tops of our lockers. In the billets at Carlisle and elsewhere in the Country we had these wartime 'spiders'. Bloody cold and not much thought was given to creature comforts........ 2 electric plugs per 16 man room for example. But they thoughtfully put in a blanco room with large troughs where you could wash and scrub your kit.........

    Sorry to digress but seeing '37 pattern webbing sends me into cold sweaty nightmare mode

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    I use the pouches on shoots they carry @ 80 rounds in clips the strap is through the bottom fitting so you can sling it over your shoulder whilst the broken shell extractor sits in one of those top loops I carry a spare empty one for the used clips & brass and they are as cheap as chips & built to last......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
    I must admit that I'd never noticed that before.
    I think there were two types, one with and one without. I think the theory was issue one of each. That would give you two stock numbers for the storsie to follow and as you know Peter...some of them can't read. You well may have been issued two of the others...?

    Here's Karkee Web's take on them. Pattern 1937 Web Equipment
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    Regards, Jim

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    The thing I do remember about the 37 pattern webbing was the sheer amount of different bayonet frogs that there were............ long short, wide, slim, different loop combinations and............. Thank God when we got our first '58 pattern webbing issued in June '66 I think it was!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
    when we got our first '58 pattern webbing issued in June '66
    A bit behind the 8 ball...and the rest went into the gashbin.
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