Ammo pouches in Winnipeg

[SteveF]

They have these pouches in Edmonton as well but like most people here I already have more than I can use. There was a surplus dealer in Calgary that had thousands of them for $2 a piece. They also had thousands of unissued P'51 straps and pouches. When I went to Calgary last year the warehouse was closed and I wonder where all of the webbing went. Perhaps PA got the P'37 pouches from there...?

[Jordan Baker]

The store in Hamilton also had them. Not a lot but a decent bunch. All of them seemed to be MS&U 1943 marked.

I have a supply of the top yoke strap for these puches in a variety of makers marks and dates. $2.00 per strap + postage if interested. Just send me a PM with what you looking for in markings and I'll take a look.

[jeepingpw]

Princess Auto in Kelowna also has them, but just the REARS.
Anyone know where to get the fronts?

Any more pics of how these were worn?

Pics of P37 webbing?

[derk derin]

Here's a blast from the past.I came across this catalog yesterday and found these items listed;







Wouldn't it be nice to show up and buy a complete engine for the Bren gun carrier and drop it in for $199.50.There is a complete power pack for the Sherman and who wouldn't take a couple No.4 Mk 1 Lee-Enfields to fill our rifle clips in our vehicles for $12.95ea! The good old days.
Derk.

[derk derin]

They were worn as shown here;

[jeepingpw]

Ok, so Princess Auto has a bunch of "REARS"

I remembered seeing some at a local store so I went back today & they have about 20 "FRONTS"


I can buy them for $3.00 each plus PST & GST.
A bubble wrap shipping bag is about $5.00 plus taxes.
Shipping would be extra.

If anyone is needing "FRONT" pouches, I can get them.
I am not trying to make anything , just don't want it costing me anything.

On a side note, my dad used to buy parts for my grandfathers 1943 GPW at the local Princess Auto store.

[SteveF]

Originally Posted by jeepingpw

A bubble wrap shipping bag is about $5.00 plus taxes.
Shipping would be extra.

Not to sound cheap, but personally I don't like to pay for shipping materials unless I have no choice. An old shoe box or something similar is free, plus you would be recycling which is supposed to be good for our future... just a point

[jeepingpw]

please disregard my last as I should have PM'd SteveF.

[rob love]

Originally Posted by SteveF

They have these pouches in Edmonton as well but like most people here I already have more than I can use. There was a surplus dealer in Calgary that had thousands of them for $2 a piece. They also had thousands of unissued P'51 straps and pouches. When I went to Calgary last year the warehouse was closed and I wonder where all of the webbing went. Perhaps PA got the P'37 pouches from there...?

I'm not sure 100%, but I think you are partially correct on the source for these. The son of the princess auto prez was getting into the hobby, and trying his hand at some of the surplus game. He brought up a few pallets or so of what he thought were regular bren pouches from the US. As soon as I saw them, I put 2 and 2 together and told him that he had found rears. There were thousands of the fronts in Calgary, to which nobody could ever find a source for rear pouches. So when we were in Calgary for the Easter gun show, he bought quite a number of the front pouches and the shoulder straps from the warehouse in Calgary.

I have not heard of his milsurp business going anywhere in the last couple years, so it may be that princess auto assumed his wares and have been selling them as regular inventory. I would expect to see the shoulder straps eventually as well.

Shame that warehouse in Calgary has closed. I only found out about in in the last few years and always managed to find a truck load of treasure every time I was through there. Especially hardware. They had all the old time screws and nuts in steel finish and charged by the pound for them. More than a few of them have been finding their way onto my carrier project.