oldabewla Posted December 17, 2013 Share #26 Posted December 17, 2013 Fausto, I found odd variations of the M1942 FA pouch dated 1942 as well. This one is made with a short stubby body from( CADILLAC FABRICS 1942) Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldabewla Posted December 17, 2013 Share #27 Posted December 17, 2013 Thanks for listing the marker of the B. A .B canvas company. Here is a odd duck from B.A.B 1943 the canvas is pea green! and not the khaki color of typical WWII canvas gear. my camera didn't get the correct color but next to it is the typical khaki canvas. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldabewla Posted December 17, 2013 Share #28 Posted December 17, 2013 Lets not forget the first aid bandges! Some rare & not so! The bottom left is dated Jan. 1942 I would think this one is the first contracts of WWII for bandges. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fausto Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share #29 Posted December 17, 2013 Nice pouches and nice bandages Craig... I have three Cadillac Fabrics 1942 pouches and I know that there are also 1941 dated ones, but never got one... Someone wonders if these pouches have something to do with the famous car manufacturer, but I incline to think that they have simply to do with the Cadillac town, in Michigan... Fausto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtRGFRANK Posted December 17, 2013 Share #30 Posted December 17, 2013 Yes. Don't forget the bandages. Just as much fun collecting them. When I started in Law Enforcement in the 60s our first aid kits were filled with surplus WWII Items. Wish I would have saved more. We threw crates full away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtRGFRANK Posted December 17, 2013 Share #31 Posted December 17, 2013 sorry for the double pctures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Flage Guy Posted December 17, 2013 Share #32 Posted December 17, 2013 Greetings, Fausto- The stapled tag on the Pouch in the first pic is indeed an old price tag, and it has been there a lo-o-o-ng time, as the staples are quite rusted Here is a couple of the earliest M1924s I've found through the years (for my fellow Web Guys, the Belt is a "Froelich")... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Flage Guy Posted December 17, 2013 Share #33 Posted December 17, 2013 Flip side; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Flage Guy Posted December 17, 2013 Share #34 Posted December 17, 2013 Here are some shots of the M1910 Dressing Pouches produced at Jeffersonville in 1942 (the Belt and Tommy Mag Pouch are both "Russell"). I have been told that these were made on a Marine Corps contract, but thus far it remains just hearsay, likely another "collector story". Anyhow, I have these Pouches displayed with the M.C. stuff...just in case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Flage Guy Posted December 17, 2013 Share #35 Posted December 17, 2013 Opened up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Flage Guy Posted December 17, 2013 Share #36 Posted December 17, 2013 Back side; this is another Pouch on a BOYT -42- Belt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fausto Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share #37 Posted December 18, 2013 Nice stuff Flage Guy ! I love in particular the The Hoff Mfg. Co. 1940 pouch. Up today I wasn't able to catch one in pristine condition. I have a .45 mag pouch and an M1 Carbine mag pouch by Hoff but not the FA pouch... And I'm still wondering if someone will discover, soon or later, where the Hoff firm was located... I'm also wondering if the J.& A. Shoe firm was the same who manufactured other items (canteen covers for example) marking them just J.A. Shoe ... Thanks for posting those nice pictures! Fausto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Flage Guy Posted December 18, 2013 Share #38 Posted December 18, 2013 Fausto, my thanks for the compliments. I have several "Hoff" items in the pile, and like yours, they are all small items like Dressing Pouches and Clip Pouches. I just did an Internet search, and found no clues leading to "Hoff Manufacturing Co.". I would wager high that "J.&A. Shoe" and "J.A. Shoe" are one and the same; they appeared to be a large plant similar to "Boyt Harness" which produced Jungle Packs, Canteen Covers and all sorts of other web gear. I found "J.&A. Shoe Co." in Gardena, California on the Web, but for some reason I am not able to paste the link here. This must be the same folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted December 18, 2013 Share #39 Posted December 18, 2013 Fausto, my thanks for the compliments. I have several "Hoff" items in the pile, and like yours, they are all small items like Dressing Pouches and Clip Pouches. I just did an Internet search, and found no clues leading to "Hoff Manufacturing Co.". I would wager high that "J.&A. Shoe" and "J.A. Shoe" are one and the same; they appeared to be a large plant similar to "Boyt Harness" which produced Jungle Packs, Canteen Covers and all sorts of other web gear. I found "J.&A. Shoe Co." in Gardena, California on the Web, but for some reason I am not able to paste the link here. This must be the same folks! Flage I agree with you on the JA Shoe being one in the same.I have encountered the DEMOINES SHOE & GLOVE aslo marked DEMOINES GLOVE.I believe they are one in the same.Typically see the canteen covers made by them but other things exist.Got any??? Thanks RD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThompsonSavage Posted December 18, 2013 Share #40 Posted December 18, 2013 Speak of the devil.. This came in the mail today. The top one is the new pouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThompsonSavage Posted December 18, 2013 Share #41 Posted December 18, 2013 Slightly better markings on the new pouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 18, 2013 Share #42 Posted December 18, 2013 Just a few hasty snapshots to keep the ball rolling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 18, 2013 Share #43 Posted December 18, 2013 Cont'd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldabewla Posted December 19, 2013 Share #44 Posted December 19, 2013 Sabrejet Here is the mint unissued examples of the 1942 JQMD FA pouches. I sould find a mint model of the M1942 them I would have the three, Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldabewla Posted December 19, 2013 Share #45 Posted December 19, 2013 backs and inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Flage Guy Posted December 19, 2013 Share #46 Posted December 19, 2013 Flage I agree with you on the JA Shoe being one in the same.I have encountered the DEMOINES SHOE & GLOVE aslo marked DEMOINES GLOVE.I believe they are one in the same.Typically see the canteen covers made by them but other things exist.Got any??? Thanks RD Ron, you got me to thinking...ya think this might be them (first "khaki" Ammo Belt I ever bought; Garden Grove Surplus, 1976, $5.95)? I'll keep digging around to see if I can find anything with the full "Des Moines" name. A growing display of fine Pouchery here, gents!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fausto Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share #47 Posted December 19, 2013 Hi ! Digging among my canteen covers I found this full markings Des Moines Glove & Mfg. Co. 1945 ... Nothing special, I think, but it is mint & unissued... A beautiful to look at... Oh, and I agree... Great display of fine Pouchery indeed... Fausto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fausto Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share #48 Posted December 19, 2013 the full style markings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D Posted March 2, 2014 Share #49 Posted March 2, 2014 There are about 4 of these J.Q.M.D. "Pointed flap" pouches and I hope I get at least one. -Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccyooper Posted March 5, 2014 Share #50 Posted March 5, 2014 Maybe 5... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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