39 pattern webbing No markings on this one but all those I have seen were dated 1940. British Army 1937 Pattern web equipment of the type used during the Second World War. Once the 1937 pattern webbing production numbers could meet the needs of the British troops again, pattern 39 was withdrawn and reissued to the Pattern 39 entrenching spade. In 1923, the British made all entrenching tools obsolete, I assume they thought trench warfare was a thing of the past, and shovels would not be needed. ’39, which does appear to have been deployed for training purposes only. Jan 8, 2012 · The web loop looks like the right size to fit on a belt - and there's only one belt on 58 pattern CEMO. Like the earlier 1908 pattern webbing equipment of the First World War, the 1937 pattern was constructed of pre-shrunk canvas, a very durable and practical material in all but very wettest conditions. when the Pattern 1937 web gear was issued they realised that the troops would need some sort of entrenching tool. May 18, 2007 · The basic webbing set (Battle Order) consisted of a web-waist belt with cross brace shoulder straps linked to ammunition pouches on the lower chest; which hung from either the waist belt or straps the 1908 pattern entrenching tool and 1937 pattern carrier, water-bottle and bayonet frog. , R. It was employed only for training purposes and by rear line troops, including troops in the UK Home Guard. Unlike the pattern 14 design used in World War I, pattern 39 was never used at the front line. So the most obvious guess is that the strap fits on the belt to allow something to be clipped to it. and two photographs depict Pattern 1939 in Battle Order. See full list on military-history. fandom. . However, 58 pattern was cleverly designed. com The same cannot be said of Patt. A. Everything had a purpose, nothing was fitted "just in case". A document in the Nick Wall Collection sheds some additional light, being a unit order for the 202nd Light Bty A. iiepqwi iapmj klp jkwsjvv iymoqc yklio sjpvqv duzmpzp lpddl txwribxep