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M-1956 Magazine Pouches - 1957 + 1958 dated


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Just have found these M-1956 Pouches with a nice early date. They came to me covered with a pound of dust & dirt.

I soaked them in water for a few hrs and they turned out quite nice. :)

 

One is 1957 dated and has a different eyelet in the tab the 1958 dated one is just like the ones you find with 1959/60/61 dates. The stamps are also a bit different. maybe they are still from the experimental period - I don't know.

 

The stock or project number is (as far as I can read it): 8465-J-100002

 

I have one more but is is still soaked in water. I hope I have it cleaned and dried tomorrow.

 

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Nice. I owned hundreds of universal ammunition pouches/cases throughout the years, I've never come across one that early.

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I just figures that the 1957 dated pouch has not only a larger eyelet, it also has larger (line 24) snaps at the grenade straps and s narrower flap seam at the backside. Thee 1958 pouch (and later dated pouches) have a wider flap seam and smaller line 20 snaps.

 

Pretty interesting details I think.

 

 

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RichiesRelics

Nice! I have a minty set including an h harness, pistol belt, and magazine pouch all dated 1958. And a mint 1960 canteen cover.

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