Well, I will be the first to admit that "snaps" are not my forte. Maybe we should all chip in and buy Ms Twigg's book. The "snaps" that I was refering to look like the one on the tool pouch in the holster which is the initial subject of this thread. It is a male/female affair with the female half completely covering the stud on the male half when the snap is secured. I associate these type of "snaps" with some WWI german equipment, particularly the 4 or 5 snaps used to secure the edge of the wool cover on WWI canteen. Most certainly they are used else where, however, this use sticks in my mind.
The "Lift-the-dot" type snap, I associate with US WWI/WWII web gear, mainly. Here, the female portion has an opening in the center and when the male and female parts are secured the tip of the male stud is exposed. (This is starting to take on erotic overtones.} Now these are MY definitions, only. I am not inferring that they are correct nor do I imply that they were not used by other countries for other purposes.
Don't know if this helps explain anything. Certainly not very "technically" worded.
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