G43 pouches - authentic or farb?
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G43 pouches - authentic or farb?
Currently busy reading up on the G43, and one of the things that struck me is the wide variety of ammo pouches available for this weapon. Black leather versus brown, pebbled leather versus smooth, ersatz tan/off-white pouches, green canvas versus blue... Any ideas on which ones are authentic, and which are farb? Smooth black leather seems to be a safe bet, but I'm also curious about the canvas models.
Thanks in advance, gents.
Thanks in advance, gents.
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Re: G43 pouches - authentic or farb?
I do know that - like MP44 pouches - they were in short supply. It was common to see one G43 pouch and a K98 pouch on one man.
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Re: G43 pouches - authentic or farb?
The standard issue for the weapon was 3 mags so - 1 k98 pouch and one G43 pouch. There is a good web site detailing each type seen and if its original or not. Just type G43 pouch into google, it's on the first page I think. Ive got leather and ersatz ones and the workmanship and materials are consistent with other wartime field equipment. Other wise look at the werhmacht awards forum for examples.
Re: G43 pouches - authentic or farb?
http://claus.espeholt.dk/g43_pouches.html
Seems a safe bet would be smooth black leather, and the green canvas. Thanks for the advice so far, any further links/feedback would be welcome.
Seems a safe bet would be smooth black leather, and the green canvas. Thanks for the advice so far, any further links/feedback would be welcome.
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Re: G43 pouches - authentic or farb?
Best bet is natural leather, blackened leather or Presstoff. The Presstoff variant only began to show up at the ardennes offensive though.
Those are the commonly found pouches. The other pouches mentioned at that site could be original, though you should try to get one of the ones mentioned above. Don't get 2 pouches though.
Zib militaria has original ones for 50 euro. Can't get any better than that, thousands available, not more of a sin as using a original Zeltbahn.
Those are the commonly found pouches. The other pouches mentioned at that site could be original, though you should try to get one of the ones mentioned above. Don't get 2 pouches though.
Zib militaria has original ones for 50 euro. Can't get any better than that, thousands available, not more of a sin as using a original Zeltbahn.
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Re: G43 pouches - authentic or farb?
Am in the process of looking at an W-SS NCO impression - based on Dot44 - and want to use something other than the cliched Stg.44 for fire support. Have an MP28 on hand as well, but it is not really something for a late-war impression...
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Re: G43 pouches - authentic or farb?
Here is my late war FJ impression with vinyl type G43 mag pouch .
Re: G43 pouches - authentic or farb?
Cool, where did you get them? I've not seen any like that before.
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Re: G43 pouches - authentic or farb?
Hi mate I think there a reasonably common version , late war issue I believe. I'm trying to remember were I got it from but he only had one . I bought it as a reproduction , but looks original although its not. Look on Claus Espeholts web page .
Andy
Andy
Re: G43 pouches - authentic or farb?
I'm sure you've got an original pouch there Andy, seem's to match the ones on the web site and on the Werhmacht awards forum.
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