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Very Rare MECO 1911 Entrenching Tool Carrier for Patt. 1903 Bandolier Equipment

Very Rare MECO 1911 Entrenching Tool Carrier for Patt. 1903 Bandolier Equipment
Very Rare MECO 1911 Entrenching Tool Carrier for Patt. 1903 Bandolier Equipment
Very Rare MECO 1911 Entrenching Tool Carrier for Patt. 1903 Bandolier Equipment

Very Rare MECO 1911 Entrenching Tool Carrier for Patt. 1903 Bandolier Equipment   Very Rare MECO 1911 Entrenching Tool Carrier for Patt. 1903 Bandolier Equipment
This rare Carrier, intrenching tool, head , is a variation of the Patt. 08 form in which the 2-inch chapes and buckles have been replaced with 2-inch web loops sized to fit a 1 3/4-inch-wide belt. The Carrier is original and has not been modified; it was constructed in this fashion. The consensus among collectors who have examined it is that probably was intended to be used with the Bandolier Equipment, Pattern 1903. It is maker marked M. It is most likely a special contract item produced by the Mills Equipment Company for one of the more prosperous Territorial Associations. The item "Very Rare MECO 1911 Entrenching Tool Carrier for Patt.

1903 Bandolier Equipment" is in sale since Saturday, March 13, 2021. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW I (1914-18)\Original Period Items\Great Britain\Personal, Field Gear". The seller is "fzulps" and is located in Houston, Texas. This item can be shipped worldwide.

  • Region of Origin: Great Britain
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)


Very Rare MECO 1911 Entrenching Tool Carrier for Patt. 1903 Bandolier Equipment   Very Rare MECO 1911 Entrenching Tool Carrier for Patt. 1903 Bandolier Equipment