. Hi Johan,   I have told this story previously, way back  as myself and friends were leaving the Bastogne museum Peter and his friends arrived in several Jeeps.  After they parked and went into the museum we moved all their vehicles to the opposite side of the car park and faced them in the opposite direction, sadly we never waited to watch their reactions when they came out. Peter was a really nice friendly guy when I knew him back then.  we never knew whether they realised the vehicles weren't where they left them or not when they came out later.     Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, June 26  2O25.    ….    

Yah, it’s a Norwegian post war liner, used an electrical cord coated in glue and then wrapped in masking tape for the brim. Definitely a hack job, but it gets the job done.

Indeed did the C-1 not have (initially) the man-seat separator unit. Even the first C-2's did not have that and it was a later modification. I can not guarantee that no C-1 ever had it, but all early photographs and manuals do not show it. Ron

I would also post a picture of the shoulder patch in this forum topic:  A.E.F First Army Shoulder Sleeve Insignia 1918 to 1919

Belgian militaria dealer Peter Debrabander from qmi.be has (had) several of these in various condition for sale in his pop up store in Normandy earlier this month…

This is a 1945 dated upper and lower M-45 rig

Hello All,   I believe this example is considered the "1958 Pattern" - is my research correct?  I am curious if the "592" mark has been attributed to a specific maker, or if anyone knows it's significance.  Thank you.   Eric    

I do not see a hole for the primer nor do I see the base stamps normally found on a shell. I know post war company's retooled to rebuild the economy. If this were early post war it would have been stamped with made in occupied Japan.

What did you use as a base liner? Post war US?  Or maybe even Belgian liner.

Thank you - a mystery for the ages…