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A late war manufactured tan,
rubbercoated canvas Kar. 43 magazine pouch, marked 'ros 1944' inside
the pouch, having light brown leather straps on the front and black
leather belt loops on the back. Despite being a relative scarce item,
the tan model is believed to be a standard issue from 1944, and
continued to be in production until the end of the war. Several
variants of the tan model have been observed: The 'cauliflower' type
(above) and a second type manufactured in smooth, rubbercoated
canvas, being either very light in color or a darker tone color than above.
Code: ros (Undocumented manufacturer) |
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Another late war manufactured
Kar 43. magazine pouch, manufactured in dark blue rubbercoated canvas
material. The pouch has light brown leather straps on the front and
light brown belt loops on the back. A very scarce magazine pouch
that, in opposition to the tan and other related types, is marked
manufacturer's name and location on the belt loop. Unfortunately the
name is not to verify but the location is read clearly 'Landsberg
a.W'. On the second belt loop a WaA 14 has been stamped into the
leather. The pouch holds no date markings, but is either a late 1944
or early 1945 manufacture. |
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This speciment, manufactured in
"vinyl-like" tan coated canvas material. The pouch holds
light brown reddish leather straps on the front. The strap for the
D-ring as well as the belt loops on the back are in black smooth
leather. The style of manufacture is very similar to the two
speciments above. A very scarce magazine pouch, due to the appearing
condition. The pouch is marked: fuq 1945 and Waffen Amt.
Code: fuq
Cottbusser Lederwarenwerk
Curt Voget K.G
Wernerstr. 62, Cottbus. |
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A most interesting variation of
the subject magazine pouch. Manufactured in thin biege pigskin.
Phosphated metal rivets as observed on corresponding late war
manufactures, like MP/StG 44 pouches. The pouch has hazelbrown
leather straps on the front, as well as the strap for the D-ring and
the belt loops on the back.. The strap for the D-ring and the belt
loops are mounted by rivets, which could indicate this to be a late
war manufacture. The pouch holds no markings, but everything seems to
point to the fact, it must be either from late 1944 or early 1945.
Courtesy: Claus Espeholt |
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A beautiful honeybrown soft
leather magazine pouch. Despite this pouch was manufactured in 1944
the leather quality is remarkebly good and the craftsmanship
excellent. Unfortunately, two diffrent colored straps were sewn onto
the front lid part., revealing the acceptance of a lowered production
standard, due to a growing pressure on the german war industry
suppliers, in the latter stages of the war. The belt loops on the
back are made of black, smooth leather. In contradiction to the
pouches above, the lid straps are mounted on the bottom portion of
the pouch.
Code: ros 1944 (Undocumentet manufacturer) |
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Several other variants
of the magazine pouches for Gewehr and Karabiner 43 have been observed in
light brown, pebbled leather, black pebbled leather and smooth shiny leather.
Due to the limited number of
pouches originally manufactured by the German army, various fakes are
to be found.
Even a canvas type magazine
pouch has been observed, which might have it's offspring in the
imagination of the people who created it.
Last mentioned is usually
'overexposed' in the markings and made out of recycled, chemical
treated material - a true 'Frankenstein' which should not belong in
'Collectors corner'. |
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Gewehr 43 (G - 43) wartime
manual, D 1865/2 printed in 1944 |
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