Did Brits ever wear Thompson mag pouches?
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Thompson mags just go in the normal Brit universal pouches. You can get 5 in each pouch at a squeeze.
I have seen a picture of some weird custom Thompson mag pouches specially for the Brits that are kind of like the US ones, but not quite. I've never seen any in the flesh though. Certainly they didn't use the US ones as far as I know, they wouldn't be compatible with the British webbing system.
BTW, ideally you should be using the 20 round thompson mags rather than the 30 round ones... though the 30 round mags do fit fine in the Brit pouches... If you use the 20 round mags, you'll be able to fit a grenade on top of them in the pouch.
A 50 round drum mag in a 1928 Thompson is also valid.. for that use Lewis gun mag pouches. 
Sabre Sales sell them in the form of a set of 4 as "supplemental" pouches. I have a picture of them attached to webbing in the same way as the universal pouches... to do with the ones from Sabre will require changing the attachments on the back... I reckon I might give that a go as I have some spare bits I can use left over from my Chindit Large pack conversion...
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You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
Oh yes...
I also read that they kept the drum mags in a small pack hung over their shoulder on a webbing strap...
A 50 round drum mag in a 1928 Thompson is also valid.. for that use Lewis gun mag pouches.
Like these? (Sorry for big pic)
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Thats 'em... they have quite a few sets in the webbing room.
They rock. I've never seen them before. Do you know how much they are selling them for?
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I can't remember, though I got two pouches, plus a large pack full of other bits for £40...
Thompson 30 round mags will also fit in sten bandoliers...
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yup... but I doubt that was ever done.
Agreed but i'm trying to suggest ways to appropiratley carry mags for our staffords look, even thugh the thompson isnt right its the gun a lot of lads wil have til a sten comes out
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
They rock. I've never seen them before. Do you know how much they are selling them for?
i bought a set of them from Sabre, they were either a fiver or a tenner, can't remember as i bought so much at the time! 
now if id have know that, id have got a set rather than that silly hat. How were they worn, as a set or on the 37 webbing?
now if id have know that, id have got a set rather than that silly hat. How were they worn, as a set or on the 37 webbing?
haven't actually got a clue how they were worn with other webbing, i'll need to do some research on that!
For the record though, they're ever so slightly too big for thompson drum mags, so i'm going to have to pad them out a little so they sit better.
That Tommy 100 rd webbing looks a LOT like the Lewis gun sets from WW1. Adapted by a frugal MOD maybe?
What about something like the US mag bag. It slung over your shoulder and was sort of a GP bag.
Dont think it would work for early war tho mate.
That Tommy 100 rd webbing looks a LOT like the Lewis gun sets from WW1. Adapted by a frugal MOD maybe?
Errm, thats what it is mate.
There were special sets of 08 webbing made for Lewis gun teams that had four circular pouches for carrying Lewis mags. They have two on the front and two on the back and look exactly like the ones shown for the 100rd Tommy mags.
A 50 round drum mag in a 1928 Thompson is also valid.. for that use Lewis gun mag pouches.
Like these? (Sorry for big pic)
So they are 1908 Lewis LMG Mag pouches then.
There were special sets of 08 webbing made for Lewis gun teams that had four circular pouches for carrying Lewis mags. They have two on the front and two on the back and look exactly like the ones shown for the 100rd Tommy mags.
No, they really are '08patt Lewis gun mag pouches. just that they were used for thompson mags too in WW2.
A Proud Member Of 'Team Spleen!' who play mainly at Gunman Airsoft, Tuddenham, Suffolk.
Yes, they really really are ww1 lewis mag pouchers.
