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Dom_e
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Hello all, there is a lot of hearsay around blacked '37 patt webbing. Some accredit it to the Commandos, some to armoured units, some even claim it is SAS.

The only reference I have found is a pic of a Captain, 3rd Kings own Hussars in Africa. Being an armoured unit this fits with part of the suggested accreditation for black webbing.

Allegedly post-WWII the SAS used black webbing in Oman.

I'd be curious if anyone has any proper evidence of blacked up webbing being used by a combat unit. Primary sources and photographs would be particularly awesome.

P.S.: The reason for asking is that I bought a 37 web belt in black recently and am going to be putting together a black kit for regular game days and would ideally like an outfit to go with it!

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Posted : 05/04/2016 11:14 pm
McVickers
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Post-war armoured corps, mainly. Started off 'blancoing' it with stove blacking.

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Posted : 05/04/2016 11:52 pm
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Post War royal marine commandos. Can be seen in use in the sixties/seventies on the photographs I remember of an abseiling exercise.

 
Posted : 06/04/2016 9:34 am
Dom_e
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Cheers fellas, got some good reference images now!

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Posted : 07/04/2016 2:08 pm
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