The following Swiss tool pouch/kit is now on auction on e-Bay :
Then, in another auction on e-Bay, a seller writes the following :
" Be careful : some bidder asked me for an "original leather pouch for cleaning gear" . i am sorry : there is NEVER been an ORIGINAL LEATHER POUCH FOR CLEANING GEAR , if have checked it at swiss literature. If you like to buy a fake , its yours ! Watch swiss army used to carry their handguns in a holster with a houlder strap. Some rare holsters have a reserve magazin pouch fixed on top of holster lid . A cleaning rod has never been fixed like at some German holsters. Sometimes you would find a leather pouch for for three clips standing upright , ask for a pic ! But small swiss made poches had other functions , most for hold ammo cardboxes 16 rounds each or , loading frames fur Swiss carbine Schmid-Rubin K 31 , a med kit but never any cleaning gear. Original cleaning gear for revolver 1882 , parabellum 1900 and 1906 made of brass until break out of WW 1 . During WW1 and later housing made of blued steel. Swiss books you may look at: PISTOLEN UND REVOLVER DER SCHWEIZ by Christian Reinhart , SWISS HANDGUNS (english texts !!)by Haesler , FAUSTFEUERWAFFEN DER EIDGENOSSEN by Rutsch and SWISS ARMY MANUALS. Better than Datig ... If you are interested in a book SCHWEIZER FAUSTFEUERWAFFEN by Haesler , text in german AND english , watch for my other auctions comimg up next "
I noticed in the following books, the tool kit pouch is shown containing the tool kit and grease/oil can :
Vittorio Bobba's book, on page 196.
Eugene Bender's book, on page 496.
My questions are :
1. Did the Swiss use the pouch to carry their cleaning kits and accessories ?
2. If not, where (how) did they carry these ?
Regards,
Pete... <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" />