The D rings on web gear were for mounting 1928 packs, or musette bags. The musette could be worn as a stand alone item, but would be very tight. Late in the war more troops were mechanized, especially in Europe. So, you get the gunslinger style. No suspenders, musette bags hung off vehicles, etc. There were also 2 types of grenade carriers. One held 3 grenades in horizontal sections, secured via snaps. The other held 6 and was intended to be folded in half until the grenades were to be deployed. Needless to say, these weren't as popular as the 3 rounder. For my money, the U.S. 1937 gear, with a musette bag, was the best gear of WW 2. Light, quiet, simple to use. And comfortable. When well adjusted, it's more like wearing a jacket than a pack system. I'd love to build a set using modern materials.
The British military also produced a similar assault vest in time for D-Day, but again it proved very unpopular with the troops, so it's use was also discontinued.
Some USGI pattern gear was also made in England during the war using the same canvas material common to Pattern 38 equipment, along with Brit pattern snap studs and marked “British Made”
@@giguy9355 Was super surprised to see that a video of this quality was the only one you had on the channel! It's seriously good stuff, hope you still plan on uploading more!
Good stuff. I would love to see a video of the loadout of troops issued shotguns. I know they were rare and hardly used but it would be interesting to see how their gear differed and how they handled the challenges of the larger heavier ammo.
The canteen set shown doesn't have the canteen stove. I have never seen a canteen stove in any WW2 movie or in my quartermaster catalog. Yet every mention of the canteen stove says it was used in WW2. My uncle in the air force gave me a new canteen set with everything but the stove. I wonder when it really came out, I only learned about it in the 1980s.
The history of the canteen cup stand/stove is murky, to say the least. It seems that it was developed apace of Trioxane fuel tablets. If you ask me, some snuffy came up with it, and it caught the attention of the Quartermaster Corps. I have 2, both marked U.S. The ssn has been obliterated on my currently used one due to the drilling of extra vent holes. I'm a user, not a collector.
Re WW2, the only stove from that era, used by the U.S. forces was a folding wing type with a receptacle for round hexamine fuel tabs. The wings folded out to support a C ration can. Of course, a canteen cup would work as well. I had one, and a tube of 6 tabs. Steve 1989 demonstrated one marked U.S.M.C. I meant to say only solid fuel stove, etc. Of course we had other types, the mountain stove for instance.
Great video, i like how you layed it all out in a very simple yet deeply informative way. Very intresting! :) (If I had to show only 1 youtube video to expalin the US equipment in WW2 this would be it.)
Thanks for great video. 7:53 I"m pretty sure that's a photo from the Korean War 1950-53. I mean WW2 stuff was still used mostly. I expected see more A-frame in the photo.
I enjoyed your video. I have the WW2 m1936 musette bag. Inside of the bag there is a loop of canvas at the top, do you possibly know what it was used for?
There was a mention that it held the three polse for the shelter half. But no solid proof. When I tried it the pole ends stuck out the sides of bag. Besides, the poles were to be wrapped in shelter half to make tent roll. Amazing that no veterans could tell what it was for, no manual shows use of. I asked a maker of repo bags what it was for, he couldn't tell me either. I do know the razor box fits perfect.
@@gijr2003Thank you for your reply. Like you, I have asked the only two makers that I know of, in the U.S. that make reproductions. And they couldn’t tell me either. Someday I would like to talk to someone who might be able to tell me. Until then it will just have to remain one of life’s little mysteries.
NO. M1 carbines were issued with a pouch for 2×15 round magazines. This could be mounted on the butt stock, or slipped onto the belt. Carbines were intended for officers and troops whose primary duties didn't call for them to carry ammo for Garands or B.A.R. So there proper equipment belt would be the belt, pistol, dismounted, 1936. No fixed pouches. There was no pouch for 30 round mags, as those were a later development.
The US army also had the advantage of being much more easy going about what they wore in the field. Seems that if it worked for them, practicality overruled smartness and uniform appearance.
Alright. Tryna figure it out is driving me batshit. The song at approximately 7:00 I've heard it before. 99.99% sure it was the main menu music in a game i played way back, but I can't figure out which one. Edit: nevermind. I sniffed it out. Medal of honor vanguard.
History light. :( There are better videos out there that actually do take the time and break down the personal gear. The lack of context and comparison between the WWI gear and the Gear of WWII is bothersome. It is as if this was made for people with short attention spans. The use of pictures is questionable. This is all "tell" and not nearly enough "show."
