Possibly the nicest JQMD first aid pouch?

[David D]

Recently picked this up off eBay for a god price.

It is probably the nicest ive seen.

If anyone wants to one up my pouch, please do

 

[stealthytyler]

im sorry but ive seen better pouches multiple times! Just sayin! Ill post pics of mine tonight

[David D]

Any pictures? I'm talking about this specific model, not just any WWII FAP.

[Ronnie]

Yeah that's a nice pouch David. It's an early 1942. You can tell by the long pointed flap. I love these pouches. Here is my 42 pouch.

Ronnie

[David D]

I do too, Ronnie Nice example!

[oldabewla]

Here is my JQMD M1924 with the M1910 pouch also both are unissued. I also have the M1942 JQMD dated 1942 unissued too but it's not pictured. The M1942 pouch was the hardest one for me to find don't ask me why? but it was the last one to add to the collection.

 

One good indicator to tell how nice a unissued pouch is? is when the male LTD stud is still black on the ball tip and not brass in color.

[oldabewla]

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[David D]

Nice pouches! You may have beat me...

[IKEsaysGO44]

Dave,

 

I've been looking at yours and have been wondering why there is a Combat Serviceable 'CS' tag on it. My understanding with these tags is that there was a defect, or a repair and these were reinforced and sent back out to the Army supply system.

 

The only thing I can see on yours that differs from the others is on top of your flap, there is an ink line which usually denotes a seam and a stitch. Yours has the ink line, but no stitch. I wonder if this is why you got the CS tag...?

 

Like we discussed earlier, sweet pouch and I love this classic style.

 

Just a thought buddy.

 

Andrew

[David D]

Andrew,

I've been wondering the same myself, why an unissued piece of equipment would have it.

Possibly it has to do with what you pointed out, but in the middle of a war I don't see it being that much of an issue that it would need to be sent back...

Thanks

Dave

[mrrm]

Finding web gear with the "cutters tag", such as the one shown is, is a little different in and of itself. I am not sure that the tag means that a particular piece has been repaired? I have a USMC M1941 lower pack that is in unquestionably unissued condition which has such a tag. I have other pieces of web gear with the tags that are well worn.

[BROBS]

The way I understood the 'CS' mark was that it was unissued gear still on hand after ww2, that was re inspected, deemed 'combat serviceable' and put into the supply system.

 

This could be way off but that's how I've always thought of them.

 

 

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[doyler]

I think Davids pouch was issued and the ink blot on the back was the prior owners namre or serial number?

 

I have seen serveral items over the years with CS on it.My understanding that even turned in or reclaimed items were inspected for reuse and marked Combat Servicable.

 

I have/had a set of the mountain trousers with the CS tag in it as well.Other pairs I had were marked Ft.McCoy in red ink inside.I know McCoy did winter and ski training and there seemed to be a lot of processing of gear and clothing through there over the years

[David D]

Looking at it under lots of light reveals a laundry # under the ink. So it must have been issued. But it has not signs of use whatsoever.

maybe blotting out the laundry # made it eligible for the CS tag?

[BROBS]

I think Davids pouch was issued and the ink blot on the back was the prior owners namre or serial number?

 

I have seen serveral items over the years with CS on it.My understanding that even turned in or reclaimed items were inspected for reuse and marked Combat Servicable.

 

I have/had a set of the mountain trousers with the CS tag in it as well.Other pairs I had were marked Ft.McCoy in red ink inside.I know McCoy did winter and ski training and there seemed to be a lot of processing of gear and clothing through there over the years

Great info Ron and always great to learn!

That makes sense so basically any gear that got re inspected and put back in the supply?

 

I've also seen some late war stuff with an ink stamp 'CS' so I wonder if those were postwar inspections?

 

 

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[robinb]

Years back I had a bail of M1910 and M1928 haversacks, about 20 of each in the same bail. Many had been repaired at Camp White and had CS labels stapled to them. Several of the haversacks had been issued multiple times showing several different laundry marks.

[Acadien359]

I've seen several methods of marking clothing or gear "Combat Serviceable" over the years, as follows:

 

[1] CS white tag, either sewn or stapled to the appropriate article and stamped with the post where the item was reissued [in the case of David's first aid pouch, Pampa Army Air Field, Texas].

 

[2] Simple ink stamp "CS" directly on the fabric. Sometimes these stamps could be a little more informative--some years ago I had a M1928 pack extender that was stamped on the back side CS/QM C&E/CAMP SWIFT, TEXAS [QM C & E = Quartermaster Clothing and Equipment].

 

[3] Paper tag with string for securing to the article [for use on hard goods, such as pack boards, cots, field desks, and the like].

 

Nice pouches, all, and hope this info helps out somewhat.

 

Alan

[David D]

Thanks for the info

[ThompsonSavage]

Just showing off the family here

 

[David D]

Beautiful family. Looks like your beat mine out.