oldmp
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Post by oldmp on Nov 26, 2009 9:13:37 GMT -8
Maybe this should be broken down. I was wondering what the official timeline of initial issue was for the eaglesnap, rimless/rimmed and the olive drab aka pea green and khaki webbing was?
Mike
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Post by Jerry Lee on Nov 26, 2009 17:46:19 GMT -8
It's hard to beat this discussion from another forum: www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=39077If you look at all the photos, you will see a very wide variety of shades, all of which the Quartermaster Corps called "olive drab". It is not possible to determine the effects of nearly 100 years of aging as well as possible re-dying in some cases, so the original colors are still something of a mystery. Still, it seems pretty plain that webbing colors were not at all standard throughout this period. I have seen M1910 belts with both rimmed and rimless eagle snaps, so it seems the transition to rimless occurred while these were in production. Likewise M1909 belts can be found in both khaki and olive green, so the color transition seems to have occurred while these were in production. It seems unlikely that any doughboy ever was issued a complete matching set of web equipment. |
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Post by steved409 on Nov 27, 2009 6:58:32 GMT -8
Yes, that variety of color can be seen in uniforms of the time as well.
I have seen later made M1903 ammo belts (M1903, M'03/'07 or M1903 type 2!!, whatever) in OD also, but one has to ask, "Were they dyed"?? Quite possibily.
I recently observed a ES M1910 with the body in OD and the flaps in khaki. Of course, I've seen this a lot in M1917's(maybe more in '23s) but this must be an extreme rarity in ES.
SteveD
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