MP40 mag pouch - opinions, please

[Theodor]

Hi,

This is a pouch for 3 MP40 magazines. It is either German WWII, or Bulgarian made postwar for the MP40s left in the Bulgarian army after the WWII.
So, is it German, or not?

[Theodor]

back

[Theodor]

the front from close

[Theodor]

and finally a closeup of the back:

[TonyM]

can you post a couple of photos side on

[Theodor]

Here is the side

[Theodor]

and one more. BTW on the pictures the color of the pouch looks tan-brown-red, but it is absolutely not!!! This is only because of the light. The real color is a kind of olive, gray-green color. The leather straps are also darker.

[Michael Kuligowski]

not german IMO..

[Gene]

I don't think it's German either Ted; I've never seen them use brass fittings on gear like this

[Theodor]

Thanks a lot! Thought so, but had to ask

[Peter Wiking]

I agree with Gene. The brass is a problem.

Cheers.
Peter Wiking

[Willi Z.]

I agree that it is not WWII German. Have been seeing more of these showing up recently. I think they appear to be military issue and not a repro....IMO. The question is where are they coming from?

Willi

[Theodor]

You are right, Willi, this one and the one that I showed some time ago, they are not repro, they are military issue. From the Bulgarian army after the WWII. Quite many /thousands, as far as I know both supplied to Bulgaria and left from the German armies in WWII/ MP40 were left here and were used in the Bulgarian army postwar. So I was wondering whether these pouches are original German, or postwar Bulgarian, seems they are postwar Bulgarian, military issue.