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Mills first aid pouch and belt


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Not sure if this was military issue as there is no date on it anywhere. The pouch never had the wire hook and is made to only fit a narrow waist belt. Anyone have any info on it?

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No markings inside?
I see a few differences in a Mills WW1 and the ones you show here.
No sewing at the bottom of the flap.
Better quality material used?
Press studs are lower.

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1 minute ago, Luc said:

No markings inside?
I see a few differences in a Mills WW1 and the ones you show here.
No sewing at the bottom of the flap.
Better quality material used?
Press studs are lower.

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ww1-first-aid-pouch_1_7f012cde37b9eb06e5e6ee05a9193bef (1).png

That's not the same pouch. That's the diagnostic tag pouch that goes on the medic's belt.

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I think I found something about this pouch. A similar one was offered on an eBay auction where this was sold as: 
VINTAGE GIRL SCOUTS FIRST AID KIT & MILLS POUCH 1920'S ATTACH TO BELT COLLECTION.
Searched the web with this information, and came across this on a website of www.vintagegirlscout.com/girl-scout-first-aid-kits
Catalog image, the first time a first aid kit was shown in the GS catalog was 1921, when it was called an "ARMY First Aid Kit"

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