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The strap, it was found on the bottom of a 1951 - 52 dated M41. Is this WWII or Korean War era?

 

Thanks

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Justin,

 

It has a ww1 style buckle seen on early war depot p41 haversacks and a flat tip also seen in early war stuff. In my opinion it looks like a cut off etool strap from a haversack. Im pretty sure its from ww2.

 

 

Sam

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Justin,

 

It has a ww1 style buckle seen on early war depot p41 haversacks and a flat tip also seen in early war stuff. In my opinion it looks like a cut off etool strap from a haversack. Im pretty sure its from ww2.

Sam

 

Thanks Sam, it's a lot longer than the E Tool strap on the body of the bags I own. I have a bag missing a E Tool strap and I was thinking of using this to replace it. Maybe I shouldn't do that anymore?

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Thanks Sam, it's a lot longer than the E Tool strap on the body of the bags I own. I have a bag missing a E Tool strap and I was thinking of using this to replace it. Maybe I shouldn't do that anymore?

 

No problem! I am far from extremely knowledgeable about Marine Corps gear however. I have a early war depot haversack back at my dorm that I will compare your strap to. From memory this strap looks a little darker than the haversack strap. Mine is kind of tanish. Also, maybe your strap is a early bedroll strap? It would be longer than the strap on the haversack I do believe. And as a rule of thumb I don't replace anything unless I'm using a trashed original for reenacting.

 

Sam

craig_pickrall
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It is the early version of the bed roll strap. Keep it as is. You need two alike for the pack or 4 if you do the full transport setup. It should be a little shorter than the later straps.

craig_pickrall
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Look at post 11 and 13. You can see the square buckles and that is the first veraion of the M1941 pack.

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