My Corpsman Bags

[JerryTheGerman]

A few days ago my 14-450 corpsman bag got here (thanks to vintage productions) and it was the final bag (if you don’t count the S-14) to my corpsman bag collection!

[Justin]

The bag far right is very nice, can you share more photos of it? 

 

Nice collection. 

[JerryTheGerman]

Of course! It’s a unit-3 bag (I’m using a towel as a place holder) it was used in the last battles of the war (from my knowledge)  but saw most use in Korea.

5 hours ago, Justin said:

The bag far right is very nice, can you share more photos of it? 

 

Nice collection. 

[robinb]

Your Unit 2 bag is for the Dental Officer.

By S14 I'm assuming that you mean S14-075 Kit Parachutist.

[JerryTheGerman]

Do you know what a dental officer would use? Also yes I was referring to the Parachutist Kit.

[JerryTheGerman]

Just got a corpsman grouping in the mail. Goes good with the bag!

[robinb]

Unit 2 components list.

[max0073]

Cool collection, congrats !

I think you still miss the larger version of the USN MD bag (I can't remember its nomenclatura name) - on the top of the picture below

Max

 

[robinb]

Pouch, Hospital Corps, Large.

[JerryTheGerman]

5 hours ago, max0073 said:

Cool collection, congrats !

I think you still miss the larger version of the USN MD bag (I can't remember its nomenclatura name) - on the top of the picture below

Max

 

I like the setup and the jacket! I believe the one I have is the larger one but I also have a modified smaller one.

[JerryTheGerman]

Also found a photo of the OD7 Unit-3 bag in use. (It is from Korea)

[JerryTheGerman]

10 hours ago, max0073 said:

Cool collection, congrats !

I think you still miss the larger version of the USN MD bag (I can't remember its nomenclatura name) - on the top of the picture below

Max

 

So I turns out I do have the smaller one. And the one in the photo looks to be the bigger sized version!

[ArchangelDM]

Great collection

 

Here is mine for reference 

[JerryTheGerman]

1 hour ago, ArchangelDM said:

Great collection

 

Here is mine for reference 

Very nice! Always loved your corpsman stuff! 

[Ray42]

I think there are also medic bags made from permanently modifying lower packs with a belt. The collector who told me this didn’t offer any evidence to support his claim that it was a known modification used by corpsman but one of my two named examples of this field modification had a potential match to a corpsman with the 1st Marine Div if I remember correctly so it seems possible. 

[ArchangelDM]

5 hours ago, Ray42 said:

I think there are also medic bags made from permanently modifying lower packs with a belt. The collector who told me this didn’t offer any evidence to support his claim that it was a known modification used by corpsman but one of my two named examples of this field modification had a potential match to a corpsman with the 1st Marine Div if I remember correctly so it seems possible. 

Totally plausible, marines and troops in general will use what they feel meets the needs of the job and is also comfortable to wear. 
I have also seen the lower pack carried in hand as a bag rather than a pack !

 

- Dean 

[JerryTheGerman]

1 hour ago, ArchangelDM said:

Totally plausible, marines and troops in general will use what they feel meets the needs of the job and is also comfortable to wear. 
I have also seen the lower pack carried in hand as a bag rather than a pack !

 

- Dean 

Here is an example of a Corpsman Knapsack (Not Modified) it has a Red Cross on it. From GI Concepts AKA Jeff Warner:

[ArchangelDM]

6 hours ago, JerryTheGerman said:

Here is an example of a Corpsman Knapsack (Not Modified) it has a Red Cross on it. From GI Concepts AKA Jeff Warner:

That’s spot on Jerry ! 
thanks for adding JW’s amazing representation of a corpsman 

[Justin]

The OD#7 Unit 3 bag is really nice. I have one in ratty condition in #3, that's one of the nicer ones I've seen. Thanks for sharing! 

[JerryTheGerman]

1 hour ago, Justin said:

The OD#7 Unit 3 bag is really nice. I have one in ratty condition in #3, that's one of the nicer ones I've seen. Thanks for sharing! 

Thanks, it does have the divider missing though!

[JerryTheGerman]

Made a interesting discovery today while looking through a 1943 “Hospital Corps Quarterly” and saw an strange variant of the 14-280 bag. And this got me thinking if the 14-280 was actually not as early as we though and may have been a early 1942 through mid 1943 production and not pre-war as thought.

[JerryTheGerman]

And I believe Gun Barrel has the only example of one of these bags:

[robinb]

Jerry, that's not a 14-280 bag.  Warner's book misidentified the Pouch, Hospital Corps, Small, as the 14-280. This has all been covered in the pinned discussion about the 14-280 bags.

[robinb]

And the 14-280 bag is listed in the 1940 Supply Catalog.

[JerryTheGerman]

My mistake but does anyone have anything about that leather strap bag?