Very rare MECo 1927 Contract Web Equipment Set
On offer here is something very unusual. Beginning in 2005, a limited number of sets of web equipment appeared on the collectors’ market in both the USA and Great Britain. These sets consisted of. 25 Cartridge carriers, Back adjustment strap, Bayonet frog, Braces, Haversack , and Upper rucksack ; together with a Patt. 19 Rifle Equipment Entrenching tool carrier and Water bottle carrier , all in khaki. Almost all the pieces were maker marked M. After examining this set, it seems clear that this mixture of Patt. 25 was both intentional and original to the equipment. The US dealer chose, as a sales convenience, to refer to these as “Pattern 1927″ equipment (he was, by the way, perfectly aware of the technical distinctions of the equipment and noted them in his descriptions). That name has stuck among collectors. A trickle of these sets continued to drift the collectors market. These are coming from Afghanistan. Afghanistan is one of the countries Albert Lethern lists in the Golden Jubilee booklet as a M. This set is in excellent condition and marked M. / 1927 on every piece except one of the Braces. For the collector, this is a near unique opportunity. None of these pieces is other than scarce, and the Patt. 19 Rifle Equipment Entrenching tool carrier and Water bottle carrier Patt. 19 Rifle Equipment Entrenching tool carrier and Water bottle carrier are pretty much unobtanium: the Patt. 19 Rifle Equipment was never adopted by Britain. Descriptions of the individual pieces. Cartridge carriers One each, left and right Cartridge carriers. Carriers are mirror images of each other, and connect to the Strap, back adjustment. Each Carrier has four pockets, and each pocket holds 15 rounds of. 303-inch ammunition in three 5 round chargers. This provides a total ammunition load of 120 rounds. Both Carriers are maker marked M. One Back adjustment strap. 25 Back strap in khaki, with two spigot fasteners for attachment to the Frog. Bayonet frog One Bayonet frog. 25 frog in khaki, with the. Crown fastener for attachment to the Back strap. One each, left and right Braces. In khaki, with the crossover loop on the right. Is maker marked M. 25 haversack in khaki. This haversack is like the Patt. 19 Haversack, but all rear connections have been omitted since it is intended to be suspended from the brace ends only. One Upper rucksack. Pattern 1925 Rucksack, Top Part , is the upper section of the two part system that replaced the. There are two horizontal 3/4-inch straps on the face of the r ucksack. These are equipment straps, and are used to carry additional items such as axes, shovels, helmets, etc. The Rucksack, Top Part has integral 2-inch shoulder straps that loops over the shoulder on top of the Braces and connect to the buckles at the top of the Cartridge carriers. The Rucksack, Bottom Part was apparently not included in the Afghan contract equipment, as none have been noted in any of the sets seen so far. Pattern 1919 Rifle Equipment. Entrenching tool carrier – One. Is part of the. It is designed to carry both parts of the. In this design, the. Is carried vertically, with the pick end down, resting on a metal support. Is inserted in the two loops on the right side of the. R is buckled to the front, using the short strap sewn to the. It is like the early version of the. Pattern 1937 Water Bottle Carrier. With the addition of a short chape and 1-inch buckle on the bottom. This buckle is used to attach the. To the front of the. The last three photos show the assembled tool carrier and water bottle carrier and. And rear views of the. These were taken from the Karkee Web site, and the tunic, water bottle, bayonet, entrenching tool, etc. Are not included in this offer. It should be noted, though, that the web equipment set shown in these photos is the exact set offered for sale here. The item “Very rare MECo 1927 Contract Web Equipment Set” is in sale since Tuesday, May 4, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “fzulps” and is located in Houston, Texas. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Theme: Militaria
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Time Period Manufactured: 1919-38