Scharf
Well-known member
Hi guys,
I've recently realized that such topic does not exist on here, yet. Here you can share your pouches from all sources, eastern stocks, veteran estate or woodwork finds.
I'll start with two used examples that both came from the Ardennes.
Top one:
A "vynil" / ersatz material made "fuq 1944", Curt Vogel, Cottbus made pouch. This one came from Belgium, without a more precise provenance. Note the shape it's been left in because of the mags weight. The material shows some kind of "stripes" pattern and is sewn to an impregnated fabric at the edges. None of the leather parts seem to be pebbled on this example.
The bottom one :
A 1944 made Josef Moll, Goch "k43/cxb44" pouch from Eupen in Belgium. The back rivets were field repaired or depot repaired. This type of pebbled leather is very thin and tends to shrink with age as tannic acid reacts poorly with the metal fittings, hence the studs usually come loose.
Most of these were found in estearn France (Metz, Colmar...) or in Belgium and Germany. None came from the soviet stocks as Goch is not located in the former "Sowjetische Besatzungszone".
CXB is a small maker, the company still exists today and is known for making German Football league soccer balls.
I've recently realized that such topic does not exist on here, yet. Here you can share your pouches from all sources, eastern stocks, veteran estate or woodwork finds.
I'll start with two used examples that both came from the Ardennes.
Top one:
A "vynil" / ersatz material made "fuq 1944", Curt Vogel, Cottbus made pouch. This one came from Belgium, without a more precise provenance. Note the shape it's been left in because of the mags weight. The material shows some kind of "stripes" pattern and is sewn to an impregnated fabric at the edges. None of the leather parts seem to be pebbled on this example.
The bottom one :
A 1944 made Josef Moll, Goch "k43/cxb44" pouch from Eupen in Belgium. The back rivets were field repaired or depot repaired. This type of pebbled leather is very thin and tends to shrink with age as tannic acid reacts poorly with the metal fittings, hence the studs usually come loose.
Most of these were found in estearn France (Metz, Colmar...) or in Belgium and Germany. None came from the soviet stocks as Goch is not located in the former "Sowjetische Besatzungszone".
CXB is a small maker, the company still exists today and is known for making German Football league soccer balls.
