WW2 British Army 1944 Pattern Webbing Waist Belt, 1945 dated, 39” Early/First Pattern AF 0257
Nice original early 44 pattern webbing / pistol belt with first generation stores code.
About 39” / 1 meter long.Stores Ref. A6/AF 0257 Belt, waist, normal, W.E. Patt. ‘44
Left section marked, RP Ltd 1945 AF 0257
Middle section marked, RP Ltd 1945 AF 0257
Right section(with rifle butt strap) marked, MEC 1945 hard to read the stores code but it must be AF 0257, as there is a N stamp for normal size
See the excellent website karkeeweb for full details and ‘Uniforms of the WWII Tommy’(Revised & Expanded Edition April 2012) by David B Gordon, Chapter 8.
Left section marked, RP Ltd 1945 AF 0257
Middle section marked, RP Ltd 1945 AF 0257
Right section(with rifle butt strap) marked, MEC 1945 hard to read the stores code but it must be AF 0257, as there is a N stamp for normal size
See the excellent website karkeeweb for full details and ‘Uniforms of the WWII Tommy’(Revised & Expanded Edition April 2012) by David B Gordon, Chapter 8.
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