bmbrzmn101 Posted September 30, 2010 Share #1 Posted September 30, 2010 I just found and looked through this site and saw some interesting pix including the 1 below. Also there are some Marine pix . I hope someone finds these useful. They are centered around the U.S.S. Pennsylvania and Pittsburg. Enjoy, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmbrzmn101 Posted September 30, 2010 Author Share #2 Posted September 30, 2010 I just found and looked through this site and saw some interesting pix including the 1 below. Also there are some Marine pix . I hope someone finds these useful. They are centered around the U.S.S. Pennsylvania and Pittsburg. Enjoy, Chris Sorry I forgot to add the web address. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestr...nnsylvania.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1a2u2 Posted October 5, 2010 Share #3 Posted October 5, 2010 thanks! great pic, any indeas on why some of the meat can pouches are smaller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmbrzmn101 Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share #4 Posted October 5, 2010 They appear to be some of the original m1910 or P1912 style. They were laced on to the pack flap instead of using the more common strap. As to why they are smaller, no idea. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_pickrall Posted October 6, 2010 Share #5 Posted October 6, 2010 thanks! great pic, any indeas on why some of the meat can pouches are smaller? This is out of my area of interest so chalk this up to a guess BUT I think the meat can pouch on the USMC pack is larger than the one used on the Army pack so it looks like the Navy is using a mixture of Army and Marine packs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keystone Posted October 6, 2010 Share #6 Posted October 6, 2010 The original "lace on" meat can pouch was form fitted to the meat can. It was designed to be removable because of the experience with the older pattern haversacks becoming filthy from the blackened and greasy meat cans. The theory was that it could be washed or replaced rather easily. The Board of officers that designed the M1910 equipment had originally intended the knife, fork and spoon to be carried inside the meat can. When put to actual field use it was realized what a poor design the lace on pouch was and it was changed to the strap connection method of attachment. It was also enlarged to accommodate the knife, fork and spoon in their separate compartments to reduce the rattle of the utensils. I believe this change was made in the 1914 time frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww1collector Posted October 6, 2010 Share #7 Posted October 6, 2010 Their shirts look odd?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_pickrall Posted October 6, 2010 Share #8 Posted October 6, 2010 They are sailors and are wearing their blue undress jumpers. There is atleast one CPO in the group weaing his blue button up coat and a white shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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