Help needed from forum members

[Sunray]

Right men, I need a few images concerning US ww2/ post war kit, and you are all so much better than me in posting this stuff.

1.  The standard ammo belt (10 pouches ) for Garand M1 - with light order,  water bottle and bayonet and small first aid pouch

2.  The M3 Grease gun pouch x 3 mags on web belt- the common belt load seems to be one such pouch.

3.  The M1 Carbine 3 x30  round magazine pouches  on old WW2 style belt - Note - not the later "pocket pouch" that held 4 mags introduced in the 1960s.

4.  The .45 Colt 1911 holster circa 1950, issued in leather and hung below the belt -

If you can source imagery that shows the 360 view (front and back) of these belt & pouches it would be much appreciated by Phil and me! 

Also good clear pics  of the M43 field jacket.

Thank you.   And when you see the sculpts you can say "I was there the night Sunray posted his request - and I answered the Pendraken call"

James

[petercooman]

Would this help?

http://www.germanmilitaria.com/OtherNations/USAFieldgear.html

Ps: if you click on the pics you sometimes get a rear view too.

[petercooman]

'Basic Rifleman webgear
This is the complete set up for a rifleman for most of the war
M1923 Cartridge Belt, M36 suspenders , M1910 canteen cover and canteen , First Aid pouch , bayonet and wire cutters'



'Webgear for an infantryman armed with either an M3 grease gun or Thompson submachinegun
(the repro 3 cell mag pouch is wrong for the ETO , should be a 5 cell mag pouch)'

[petercooman]

No luck on the carbine pouch though

[fsn]

Is this the 30 round mag for the M1 Carbine that you're looking for?
http://www.stewartsmilitaryantiques.com/us-korean-war-m1-carbine-30-round-magazine-pouch.25734.archive.htm

[Techno]

Thanks for those, both. 

Cheers - Phil.

[cameronian]

I wore that stuff or something very similar for years. Looking at it today it chills me, I am getting old.

[Sunray]

Thanks for those, both. 

Cheers - Phil.

Yes, thank you very much indeed !   If we get the kit and uniforms right on the Korean war (US and South Korean troops)  we effectively have elements of the range that can be used in WW2 and indeed many Latin American post 1950s armies.  The South Korean's will be distinguished from US as they will be generally in light belt order and caps- this means they can also be used as American Rear Echelon and other types.

Gaiters.  Yes, they are worn on fresh American troops circa 1950 as they arrive in Korea, but quickly vanish in the field, and trousers get "bloused" into the boots in what was previously  "paratrooper" fashion.   I have proposed to Leon and Phil that we go with the bloused version.  Two reasons . 1 Our troops are not going on parade, and 2, it allows later war depictions of US troops.

Thanks again and please keep the images and photographs coming.   It all helps the options for quality design and sculpt

[Sunray]

I wore that stuff or something very similar for years. Looking at it today it chills me, I am getting old.

That's quite a profound observation.  I was in a military museum last year and felt a similar chill looking at 58 web.

[Sunray]

Right  men -  Phil is looking at a US backpack radio the Styrene B1000- used in ww2 and Korea. 

I have seen images of the plastic soldier Master Box MB 3589 "Marines in the jungle" . The kit has a radio operator with the B1000. Can anyone source images of this as the front and back views make sculpting so much easier .

Indeed any verified images of the B1000 would be appreciated .

We are discussing making the R/O with the radio on his back - a progression from WW2, but common in Korean images. The B1000 was the new generation that was more portable and used in this fashion. 

[paulr]

This range is turning into a wonderfully interactive process

[mollinary]

Right  men -  Phil is looking at a US backpack radio the Styrene B1000- used in ww2 and Korea. 

I have seen images of the plastic soldier Master Box MB 3589 "Marines in the jungle" . The kit has a radio operator with the B1000. Can anyone source images of this as the front and back views make sculpting so much easier .

Indeed any verified images of the B1000 would be appreciated .

We are discussing making the R/O with the radio on his back - a progression from WW2, but common in Korean images. The B1000 was the new generation that was more portable and used in this fashion. 

Hi Sunday,

I have just sent  Leon a link to some photos of one of these which should fit the bill! Hopefully he will post them up if they help.

Mollinary

[Leon]

This is the link Mollinary just sent me: http://quanonline.com/military/military_reference/american/wwii_equipment/b1000.php

B1000 radio backpack

[Techno]

Ta muchly !! 

Cheers - Phil

[mollinary]

Ta muchly !! 

Cheers - Phil

You are welcome, the google-fu was upon me, obviously!   The site that the link leads to seems to have quite a lot of detail on WW2 US stuff, as well as the 10 photos of this particular bit of kit

Cheers,

Mollinary