37 Pattern Web Gear by Tryphon
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The web gear is almost finished, some elbow grease & finishing touches then over to maps & rigging for poser. The L-straps for the small pack to attache to the cross straps are done with all the brass fittings. I've also done a frog & bayonet scabbard for the No.4 Lee Enfield bayonet freebie from panko & a lanyard for the webly revolver also from panko. In the small inserts you can see how the pack connects to the straps. The large pack is a throw back to WW1 & I haven't been able to figure out how this pack attaches to the cross straps, so if have any of have pictures or info on the subject, this would be appreciated. What you see in white is all my doing. all comments are welcomme.
Comments (5)
lesgraham
Tryphon regarding the large pack and its straps, when both the packs were used together ,in what was called 'Marching Order' the small pack was slung on the left hip using the loose ends of the cross straps as a sort of haversack and the large pack used the L-straps basically ,this is if I remember correctly from my days as a member of the cadets and from the Canadian '58 pattern webbing I was issued when I first enlisted in the Canadian Army Reserve long ago . The '58 pattern web equipment was a Canadian refinement of this(1937 Pattern) webbing set using an eyeleted American style waist belt basically and in a dark green webbing material.Also most of us acquired in one way or another either a second set of L-Straps or a an extra right cross brace and slung the small back using that on the left side ,which was one of the purpose of th small buckles on the sides near the top of the pack. As well when the Large Pack was not carried by the soldier ,it was officially to be stowed either in his vehicle in a mechanized unit or in th company or platoon stores / baggage vehicle if in a none mechanized unit
kjer_99
It all looks fine to me, but I'm hardly an expert on such stuff. It does seem to me, though, that the two front packs appear very wide apart. Wouldn't they be more to the front than the side? Just wondering.
Tryphon
Thank you for the comments gents, well jer in a parade ground situation i would definitively say that they could be more to the front, but in field use & from experience wearing the similar 1958 canadian army pattern back in the mid seventies you tend to slide them to the sides so as not to impale your self when hitting the ground or to impede your movements, when they are filled with magazines & other items they become quite inflexible. & les we still had that old 58 pattern until the 1980s, but in my time we no longer had the small packs we had the american style alice pack & when i was in the army cadets we still wore the 1949 battle dress pattern,thx a lot for the info & the comments.
Richardphotos
outstanding modeling
Osper
Great job. I was in the wrong armed services, so only saw these in pictures.