WWII Duffle Bag and pistol belt

[Fezman92]

One of the items in my small collection is a US Army WWII duffel bag. It has some holes at the bottom and I am not sure where to go to look for scraps to patch it up. Here are some pics. I also have a pistol belt that has rusted and rust stain. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

[ww2collector]

Hi Fezman92,

 

I personally would leave the items as they are, but ofcourse that is a personal decision.

If I wanted to try to remove the rust stains only with a medium hard brush trying to gently wipe the stains away, the

rusted pieces I would try to brush them as clean as possible and with maybe some time of oil tip them with a small earcleaning sticks.

 

Regarding the duffle bag maybe find someone who can patch it using original cloth and thread..

 

Sorry if I made some mistakes my english is far from perfect.. :thumbsup: good luck with your items and I hope I made some sense

 

Maybe someone else has some other ideas.

 

Eric