Tan painted MG leather pouch

[flash1944]

Hello,

I would like to get your opinion about this item. I know that at least one of these tropical camo pouch is known and pictured in a book, but what about this one?

thank you!

best regards

[me6_130]

Can you show some pics of the inside and from under?

Carles

[flash1944]

metallic inner parts are missing.
I don't have pics of the under side, I will try to get some soon but I can tell you that the metallic part to hold the leather strap is painted too.

[me6_130]

Can you see any stamps, maker's codes or WaAs?

Carles

[flash1944]

No, I see nothing. I have seen some many good ones with so weak maker's codes that I think if there were some on this one, they would have disappeared under the paint.

[me6_130]

This model was a bit controversial but has been considered good. Some have a very small stamp on the closing strap. I wouldn't consider it tropical paint but more late war tan dunkelgelb repaint, if original.


Carles

[flash1944]

ok thank you!
What kind of stamp? (3 letters? date? If date, 194X or 4X?)

regards

[me6_130]

Have a look at the following thread. I believe it is the same model as your's. There is a WaA and a little diamond stamp over it. That one seems to be a fake SS stamp, in the opinion of some members.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...=gunners+pouch


These could be the same making as the epf 1945 you can see in this other thread. The inside is stamps after the producer of this kind of presstoff: Copama See in this other thread:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...=gunners+pouch

Carles

[Frozzer]

IMO Paint is postwar. there isnt any traces of use. This type of pouches always are in mint condition.

[me6_130]

IMO Paint is postwar. there isnt any traces of use. This type of pouches always are in mint condition.

It could well be so. Parhaps someone wanting a tan prestoff gunner pouch...BTW, are you sure there is no stamp? I can see something on the closing strap, and it looks like a 194x something...


Carles

[flash1944]

Hi Carles,

You are right, if I look closely I see some stamps on the strap! I had no idea they could be there! In my mind it was always on the back side or inside!
So yes, there is a 1943 stamp, a WaA and a SS diamond one on the closing strap

[Patty D]

IMO Paint is postwar. there isnt any traces of use. This type of pouches always are in mint condition.

+1 on that These 'SS' marked ones especially, they're always mint! I think someone just wanted a tan pouch or to sell it for the price of one...

[flash1944]

the funny part is that I got it for a ridiculously low price