Near Mint-Unused* A Pair of German Pattern Dated 1942 blackened pebbled leather 7.92mm Ammunition pouches. 19966:26. Near Mint-Unused* A Pair of German Pattern Dated 1942 blackened pebbled leather 7.92mm Ammunition pouches. 19966:26. Miscellaneous

Constructed of three compartment ammo pouches, the separator strips are complete. The stitching, metalwork and leather are near mint and not showing signs of use. One set is clearly stamped to the rear ‘GUSTAVSCHIELE- LEDERWARENFABRIK-LOBURG 1942’.The K98 rifle evolved from the WWI Mauser Gew 98 model with slight modifications. The main modification was the shortening of the rifle. Due to restrictions of the Versailles Treaty the K98, wasn’t actual produced in Germany until 1934, although the Mauser Company had licenced out production rights to other European countries. When issued all K98's were equipped with one or two ammunition pouches. The WWII K98 ammo pouches were based on one of two designs of ammo pouches that were originally developed in 1909 and 1911. The 1911 pattern ammo pouches were originally designed for Cavalry personnel but were adopted by the army as a whole in 1933. Generally front line personnel were issued two of these ammo pouches while second line personnel were only issued one pouch. Each pouch would hold thirty rounds of 7.92 mm ammunition. The pouches were utilised through-out the war with minor manufacturing variations. Of Note: The earlier pattern pouches have the belt loops which fold under the pouches bottoms and attach to the studs there, while the latter patterns have the belt loops which are just stitched or riveted to the reverse. The price for this mint pair of ammunition pouches includes UK delivery. 19966:26.