Share Your USMC Depot-Made Field Gear

['Flage Guy]

Always like the different shades of fabric used at the Depot facilities.

['Flage Guy]

The back side...

['Flage Guy]

An example acquired more recently with very little usage, showing the pea-green OD canvas used on so many of the early Packs.

Rigged with a Depot Shovel Cover, and Canteen Covers manufactured with the same materials.

['Flage Guy]

The Belt is a "BoyT -42-" (no W.W.II Marine Corps display is complete without a Boyt in there somewhere ).

['Flage Guy]

Depot stamp...

['Flage Guy]

Another view, showing the Depot Bayonet Scabbard.

['Flage Guy]

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I'm thinking that's the hardest Marine Map Case to find...amazing!!!!

[Jake the Collector]

Outstanding items as always, 'Flage Guy. I love those second pattern canteen covers made with the early pea-green canvas.

['Flage Guy]

The last of the "original"-type '41 Packs, shown here with the Bayonet and a "BoyT -41-" Belt.

['Flage Guy]

The big difference in these Packs was the addition of the removable "M"-buckles, making the harness straps a little handier to rig without the Suspenders.

['Flage Guy]

All other components pretty much the same- the Packs made with the "mustard-OD" canvas...

['Flage Guy]

Thanks very much for the comment, Jake. Here are the only Depot Map Cases in the house.

Pay no attention to that M1914 behind the stuff- it's an Army Eagle-Snap Case which was issued to a Marine, so I can't throw it out on this thread

['Flage Guy]

The back sides of the Cases.

['Flage Guy]

Both are in very nice shape.

['Flage Guy]

The differing Depot stamps, both with fiscal year of 1941-1942...

['Flage Guy]

Here is what I believe is the earliest of the Depot-made M1912 Pack rigs- guess I should have started my contribution with these.

All components were stamped with the "U.S.M.C." block letters, though they have been laundered a few times.

['Flage Guy]

The Carriers for these featured a single row of attachment slits, which was later modified to 3 rows.

['Flage Guy]

The underside- pretty typical of the 1910-1912 designs...

['Flage Guy]

The later "mustard-OD" Pack, shown beside an Army "BOYT -43-" M1928 rig.

['Flage Guy]

Here is the Pack above shown alongside another which was made from the early "pea-green" canvas with tan binding.

Both are identical in construction. The Ammo Belt on the green Pack is made by Mills and dated 1919.

['Flage Guy]

Depot stamp on the Meatcan Pouch of the tan Pack; "1940-41".

['Flage Guy]

Contrasted with the Army '28 Pack.

['Flage Guy]

The later Pack Carrier at left. Quite a superior design for rigging the Pack, in my opinion.

[Jake the Collector]

Great P1912 haversacks, 'Flage Guy. Those early map cases are killer, too. I admire the mix of untouched mint items and issued/personalized items in your collection. It lends a certain comprehensiveness to it all that I hope to achieve in my own collection. Thanks again for sharing, and by all means keep the photos coming if you have more.

['Flage Guy]

Thanks much again, Jake. You and the other guys really have some tremendous stuff as well (that '14 Canteen Cover of Etienne's is just too much).

More to come...