pwcosol Posted January 29, 2022 Share #1 Posted January 29, 2022 Had friend of mine bring me the pictured M1942 first aid pouch with tinned bandage the other day. I hope to be getting a close to complete jungle kit in similar condition as well. These came with a tote tub full of nice USGI field gear, etc. acquired from an estate sale. I noted the pouch bears no markings on it at all. Also thought these were discontinued in deference to the later, wider variant and ultimately to the jungle pattern superseding both. Thoughts welcome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglerunner88 Posted January 29, 2022 Share #2 Posted January 29, 2022 That looks to be an M1924 pouch as the later M1942 was wider, like you mentioned, to accommodate the larger cardboard packet variant. Yes, strange though with no markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted January 30, 2022 Share #3 Posted January 30, 2022 Interesting that it has the USMC style wire hook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted January 30, 2022 Share #4 Posted January 30, 2022 Really interesting, had not seen a pouch like this. I have a "U.S.M.C" marked carlisle pouch with May 1953 date, but it has the standard belt hook. Yours with the USMC wire style is definitely a cool factor, hopefully someone knows... where's Keystone at? Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keystone Posted January 30, 2022 Share #5 Posted January 30, 2022 Very interesting. I see what Robin says about the hook. I don't think I've seen an M1924 in OD. Maybe this one was redyed? Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwcosol Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted January 30, 2022 Thanks everyone. In the estate deal my friend got, he basically had it all to himself. There were some U.S., a few German and numerous Japanese bayonets, a couple M1910 shovels, a new M1942 US GI (Wood 1944) E-tool w/cover, mint M1 carbine (Atlas 1944) Para-case and the other pattern for linesmen, etc. Previous owner had been collecting since the 1970s and though not an extensive collection, he had a eye for condition. The M1942 pouch I pictured is dark green in color...sometimes it is a pain to get my digital camera to accurately capture exact color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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