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Barry,

 

There are reproductions of those pouches, but the ones you pictured are not reproductions. There must have been cases of these that were never issued at the end of the war. They have been on the surplus market for many years, most of the time in like-new unissued condition like the ones you pictured. Try to find a WWII combat photograph of any Marines wearing these pouches during the war, I've never been able to. I don't think they made it into any conflicts in any great numbers at war's end.

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Good point Chuck. Hadn't thought of that angle. I've seen pics of US Marines with 5-cell pouches but never 3-cell. Even saw 1 or 2 pics with 30-rounders sticking out of the 5-cell pouches.

 

I haven't seen a repro up close. Is there a telltale way to i.d. the fakes? Is it in the font/ink? Snaps? OK enuff questions.

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Good point Chuck. Hadn't thought of that angle. I've seen pics of US Marines with 5-cell pouches but never 3-cell. Even saw 1 or 2 pics with 30-rounders sticking out of the 5-cell pouches.

 

I haven't seen a repro up close. Is there a telltale way to i.d. the fakes? Is it in the font/ink? Snaps? OK enuff questions.

Ron,

 

As far as I remember, the ones I've seen on Ebay (I think) don't use the R,M. & Co. and the NOM contract number. I don't remember for sure, but there might two (2) different NOM numbers on the original pouches.

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Thanks for the reply and help. I bought a box of stuff

Two pouches

8. Xxx mags

1 xx mag

1 M1 bolt

1 M1 lower complete

1 28 barrel with comp

Extra wood front and rear

Small parts

All for $300. So Im trying to figure whats wwll

Barry,

 

Sounds like it is all WWII stuff to me. Additional pictures would help.

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Thanks for the reply and help. I bought a box of stuff

Two pouches

8. Xxx mags

1 xx mag

1 M1 bolt

1 M1 lower complete

1 28 barrel with comp

Extra wood front and rear

Small parts

All for $300. So Im trying to figure whats wwll

Barry,

 

Sounds like it is all WWII stuff to me. Additional pictures would help.

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It looks like mostly ww2 stuff, except for the one rear grip is obviously a Kahr M1 grip. The 2 other rear grips look like Savage. There should be markings on most of the stuff that would indicate who made them.

 

Andrew

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