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Barrie and Anne
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Is this what we want for our enfield magazines?

£7 from SoF - with hook and eye fastenings.


 
Posted : 29/01/2008 10:34 pm
 Yith
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Its the correct one for WW2... but expensive... as per usual with SOF... You'll get cheaper from a trip to Stoneleigh militaria fair... or if you can get one from WPG.

For airsoft I recommend the 60s/70s ones with the poppers... those hooks and eyes tend to break off with use.


 
Posted : 29/01/2008 11:10 pm
Barrie and Anne
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Cheers - I know you mentioned poppers at the training day but couldn't find any like that on the web. Will keep an eye out for them.


 
Posted : 31/01/2008 8:04 pm
 Yith
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I will buy a few if I see any at Stoneleigh.


 
Posted : 31/01/2008 8:06 pm
Barrie and Anne
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Thanks - put us down for two and let me know how much if you do find some.


 
Posted : 31/01/2008 8:24 pm
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As far as i know the tan/khaki 303 bandoleers always had the small brass hooks up until the 70s.

The green nylon ones then had the poppers


 
Posted : 01/02/2008 9:05 am
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The same pattern goes back to at least the first world war. I have one that is dated 1918 with a '40's reissue stamp. The hooks are stamped copper rather than the bent wire hooks of later but the same idea.


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Posted : 01/02/2008 9:33 am
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No you can get tan cloth bandoliers with poppers as yith and i use them for airsoft for practical purposes and the hook and eye type we save for re-enacting





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Posted : 01/02/2008 11:20 am
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No you can get tan cloth bandoliers with poppers as yith and i use them for airsoft for practical purposes and the hook and eye type we save for re-enacting

Any chance of a pic please as ive never seen that type before?

Thanks


 
Posted : 01/02/2008 11:26 am
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Sure i'll try and sort one later today





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Posted : 01/02/2008 12:52 pm
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Yith bought his from a stand at the last fair - the stand was run by the really tall chap who does reenacting/LH as Brit Airborne, you might know him?


 
Posted : 01/02/2008 1:04 pm
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Think i might have a couple of spare unissued 50s dated ones somewhere


 
Posted : 01/02/2008 1:24 pm
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-- attachment is not available --
There you go...


 
Posted : 01/02/2008 3:40 pm
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Nice one-Thanks

Never ever seen one of those before :shock:


 
Posted : 01/02/2008 3:44 pm
 Yith
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They're a lot more practical for airsoft use as the hooks tend to break after a bit of use on the 40s/50s ones.

In order to get the APS mags used with the S&S No4 into them it's necessary to unpick a couple of the dividers. Once thats been done its possible to get 4 mags in and a small bag of spare bbs.


 
Posted : 01/02/2008 3:50 pm
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