Artillery 2 mag pouch

JTD · 02-27-2018, 04:25 PM

I haven't posted any pics in a while so here is an original artillery 2 mag pouch in nice condition to share.
John

ithacaartist · 02-27-2018, 05:57 PM

My impression is that double mag pouches for the Artillery accepted the rig's shoulder strap running vertically through the rear loop. Perhaps someone can answer the question of whether pouches for belts, like this one, were ever issued. It could also be a commercial pouch?

It looks very clean...maybe a little too clean for a hundred year old leather accessory, unless it was kept in a drawer. The closure tab is not straight, and because the Germans were so fastidious they could probably back up to a wall and pull out a brick, I'm worried for you that it might also be a repro, regardless of the nice maker's mark (which I cannot see very well in the pic). Jerry B. or George A. should be able to make the call...

JTD · 02-27-2018, 06:55 PM

My impression is that double mag pouches for the Artillery accepted the rig's shoulder strap running vertically through the rear loop
Just the fake ones. Original Artillery mag pouches were belt loop only.
It looks very clean...maybe a little too clean for a hundred year old leather accessory
Unless it is 100 year old new old stock (unused)
The closure tab is not straight.
It is what it is, but I am quite sure this is the real deal. @ mags fit very well,a hair snug, but I was probably the first to put mags in it.

George Anderson · 02-28-2018, 09:08 AM

John's pouch is 100% correct and original.

ithacaartist · 02-28-2018, 11:20 AM

Gents, in that case this is a beauty! Color me green...with a touch of red...

02-27-2018, 04:25 PM	#1
JTD User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: PA Posts: 424 Thanks: 214 Thanked 407 Times in 148 Posts	Artillery 2 mag pouch I haven't posted any pics in a while so here is an original artillery 2 mag pouch in nice condition to share. John Attached Thumbnails

02-27-2018, 05:57 PM	#2
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,283 Thanks: 7,007 Thanked 2,476 Times in 1,319 Posts	My impression is that double mag pouches for the Artillery accepted the rig's shoulder strap running vertically through the rear loop. Perhaps someone can answer the question of whether pouches for belts, like this one, were ever issued. It could also be a commercial pouch? It looks very clean...maybe a little too clean for a hundred year old leather accessory, unless it was kept in a drawer. The closure tab is not straight, and because the Germans were so fastidious they could probably back up to a wall and pull out a brick, I'm worried for you that it might also be a repro, regardless of the nice maker's mark (which I cannot see very well in the pic). Jerry B. or George A. should be able to make the call... __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

02-28-2018, 11:20 AM	#5
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,283 Thanks: 7,007 Thanked 2,476 Times in 1,319 Posts	Gents, in that case this is a beauty! Color me green...with a touch of red... __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

02-27-2018, 06:55 PM	#3
JTD User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: PA Posts: 424 Thanks: 214 Thanked 407 Times in 148 Posts	My impression is that double mag pouches for the Artillery accepted the rig's shoulder strap running vertically through the rear loop Just the fake ones. Original Artillery mag pouches were belt loop only. It looks very clean...maybe a little too clean for a hundred year old leather accessory Unless it is 100 year old new old stock (unused) The closure tab is not straight. It is what it is, but I am quite sure this is the real deal. @ mags fit very well,a hair snug, but I was probably the first to put mags in it.

02-28-2018, 09:08 AM	#4
George Anderson Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: VA Posts: 3,592 Thanks: 1,769 Thanked 2,527 Times in 786 Posts	John's pouch is 100% correct and original.