Vertol Posted June 29, 2019 Share #1 Posted June 29, 2019 Good afternoon, I have found this 30-06 OD3 cloth bandolier with unusual markings. In addition of the marking itself, the contract and stock numbers are for undershirts... but I've found nothing on the company. Is it an old reproduction? A re-use of cloth material? Someone who has destroyed an original one? Thanks in advance. Regards, Vertol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted June 29, 2019 Share #2 Posted June 29, 2019 Does the material feel more like an undershirt vs a cloth bandoleer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted June 30, 2019 Share #3 Posted June 30, 2019 Interesting. If that company also made undershirts, maybe someone grabbed the wrong stamp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmoore456 Posted June 30, 2019 Share #4 Posted June 30, 2019 No such made undershirts. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
917601 Posted June 30, 2019 Share #5 Posted June 30, 2019 Interesting it was never loaded with ammo. If so,ammo lot number and manufacturer would be inked on it. Early bandoleers were not marked, had paper lot cards , but entirely a different color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldabewla Posted June 30, 2019 Share #6 Posted June 30, 2019 Most all WWII have ammo lot numbers stamp on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted June 30, 2019 Share #7 Posted June 30, 2019 Looks like a bogus stamp to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted June 30, 2019 Share #8 Posted June 30, 2019 Most all WWII have ammo lot numbers stamp on them Thought the lot stamped numbers were done for repack?....had 3-4 bandoliers out of a WW2 crate ammo all dated 43 and no lot info on bandoliers.The older stuff I have pre 1940s has the paper tag in the pockets from FA with lot info etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertol Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share #9 Posted July 7, 2019 Thank you for your answers, it comforts myself in the idea that something is fake, but I can't tell if it's a fake stamp on a real bandoleer, or a complete reproduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin Posted July 7, 2019 Share #10 Posted July 7, 2019 Some basic observations, would this not be an Ordnance item? it has a Philadplhia Quartermaster Department specification The stock number tells us a few things too! the 55 is the Federal Standard Stock number classed as Textile-clothing, knitted-goods which does comply with the fabrication but the letter seems to be off. Hard to read but looks to be a letter "O", this letter is suppose to be the first letter in the particular items nomenclature. I'm pretty sure that is not a "B" for Bandoleer but again hard to make out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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