History Man Posted March 13, 2013 Share #1 Posted March 13, 2013 Picked this set of 3 up on Sunday morning. They are in good shape, with 2 marked E & E Co; 1 is marked 1942 and ther appears to be 1944. The one from 1942s button is stamped Rau Fastner Co. Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Man Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share #2 Posted March 13, 2013 inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awheeler Posted March 13, 2013 Share #3 Posted March 13, 2013 Those are cool.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fausto Posted March 13, 2013 Share #4 Posted March 13, 2013 Yes, they are absolutely .45 magazine pouches... And by the way, they are marked B.B.,Inc., which is - as far as I know - an unidentified maker... Fausto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot12 Posted March 13, 2013 Share #5 Posted March 13, 2013 Nice group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Man Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted March 14, 2013 Thank you, I was unaware of this being an unknown maker. Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fausto Posted March 14, 2013 Share #7 Posted March 14, 2013 Hi! Yes, we have some WWII unidentified .45 magazine pouches makers... In WWI production, I think that only F.S.F. is still unidentified. As for the mid-Wars we have only the .45 pouches made by U.S.M.C. Philadelphia Depot and some (very rare) marked RUSCO, not issued on the loose but just fitted on the rare mounted cartridges belts made by Russell. The known markings on WWII .45 pouches are, as far as I know: Avery (Avery Mfg. Co. New York) B.B., Inc. (unknown) Boyle (Boyle Leather Goods Co. Inc., New York) Boyt (Boyt Harness Co.. Des Moines, Iowa)several 1944 and 1945 USMC contracts for the .45 Pistol-M1 Carbine double use pouches Ero Mfg. Co. (location unknown) Hoff (The Hoff Mfg. Co., location unknown) R.M.Co. (Russell Manufacturing Company, Middleton, Connecticut) S. F. Co. (Sam Froehlich Co., New York) V.B.Co. (unknown) If you can help on identifying the above unknown makers or locations, I would be very grateful... Thanks! Fausto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Flick Posted October 3, 2016 Share #8 Posted October 3, 2016 Hello Fausto: You mentioned above in this old thread that Ero Mfg. Co. was at an unknown location. I believe that the Ero Mfg. Co. in question was located in Chicago, Illinois. It was in the automobile component manufacturing business, and specialized in car seat covers. As such it would have had the heavy duty sewing machinery and textile experience to manufacture web pistol magazine pouches in WW2. It later got into the sporting goods business and made life vests and similar boating accessories. Hope that helps you. Regards, Charlie Flick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Flick Posted October 3, 2016 Share #9 Posted October 3, 2016 A couple of pics off the web of the Ero Mfg. Co. pouch for the magazines for the M1911A1 pistol. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fausto Posted October 3, 2016 Share #10 Posted October 3, 2016 Hi Charlie ! Always a great pleasure when a new maker gets identified... Thanks for your research ! Fausto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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