Leather "Infantry Equipment, Australian Pattern"

[Chasemuseum]

I have seen a few of the two piece construction over the years. All Australian made, all were originally the standard size.

Tools are cut down for various reasons, mostly post war to facilitate use as garden tools.

[MARTINRF]

...a few more images of the British '14 helve carrier...the double broad arrow stamp can be seen on the reverse - signifying that the item is legal to be possessed outside of the military...but, what for possible purpose would this item be used away from the army in civilian use and was this possibly also done if the item was sold on to other country's military forces...also, what happened to all of the Australian equivalent items - were they similarly marked and sold on after their use was deemed out-of-service...

[Dave66]

Just for comparison, some of the Brit stuff was contracted out to U.S. firms, here’s my U.S. made helve carrier by Cook in 1915, showing a big difference in the rivets.

Dave.

 

 

Edited 24 February by Dave66