Schnicklfritz Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Hellwood, Can't say for sure, but from the photos, it looks like the cover may be a Phili Depot made item. The web strap appears to be the thin variety that the depot used. There is a thread on this forum that has some good pics of the Phili Depot made covers. Also, the line(I believe it's called a selvage line???) in the material is present on a couple of my USMC first aid pouchs that are early/pre-WW2. Cheers! Marc PS-Low and behold! Actually, now that I looked at the start of this thread, the first cover pictured in this thread is a Phili Depot cover. ***WANTED: MINT UNISSUED USMC DEPOT WEB GEAR AND A SIZE 38 P42 CAMO JACKET*** Link to post Share on other sites
collector Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 This shouldn't be too hard. I don't have a USMC pouch but I'm assuming that they will have the "Carr" snaps as first aid pouches do from WWI through WWII. Take a look inside the dome of the female snap and you will see Carr's patent date. As far as I know there is no way to reproduce that little detail. The repros I have seen have plain blackend snaps from from a cheap metal. The originals as seen in in Greg's photo will be made from brass and so coloured. Here's a close-up from a pouch I have. It's identical to the one Greg posted pics of in post #17. Link to post Share on other sites
'Flage Guy Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Might as well throw a couple goodies into the mix here... This one is identical to the one Greg snagged: Support our troops...abandoning the War on Terror is not an affordable luxury.I'm so old, I still call W.W.II U.S. militaria "war surplus". God's blessings in the Name of our Lord Jesus- Jim Robertson Link to post Share on other sites
'Flage Guy Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Here's another, this one used, with block letters instead of capped: Support our troops...abandoning the War on Terror is not an affordable luxury.I'm so old, I still call W.W.II U.S. militaria "war surplus". God's blessings in the Name of our Lord Jesus- Jim Robertson Link to post Share on other sites
collector Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 The Depot shovel covers seem to have shorter straps too, at least the one I have does, ad it seems to be the case in pictures of others. I'm talking about the ones with the thicker strap. Link to post Share on other sites
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