BRITISH MILITARY WEB EQUIPMENT PATTERN 37 POUCHES BASIC STORAGE CRATE - DATED 1938

A BRITISH MILITARY TIMBER STORAGE CRATE ORIGINALLY USED FOR THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF PATTERN 1937 WEB EQUIPMENT BASIC POUCHES. THE CRATE IS STENCILLED ON THE FRONT FACE WITH F.T.-050. / WEB EQUIPMENT PATT 37 / POUCHES BASIC / 75 NO. AND CARRIES MULTIPLE ADDITIONAL STENCILLED AND HAND-PAINTED MARKINGS ACROSS ALL FACES, INDICATING EXTENDED MILITARY SERVICE USE.

A DATE MARKING AT THE BASE OF ONE END PANEL APPEARS TO READ ?AD 1938. A LATER HANDWRITTEN NOTATION ON THE OPPOSITE END PANEL REFERENCES POUCH BASIC MK. 3 AND A NATO STOCK NUMBER (8465-99-973.6113), INDICATING THE CRATE REMAINED IN SERVICE USE ACROSS DIFFERENT PERIODS. AN ADDITIONAL STENCILLED DATE OF 10/56 IS VISIBLE ON ONE END.

CONSTRUCTION:
* SOFTWOOD TIMBER PLANK CONSTRUCTION WITH CORNER BATTENS
* STEEL ROPE CARRYING HANDLES TO EACH END
* STEEL HINGES VISIBLE ON END PANELS
* NAILED AND SCREWED CONSTRUCTION THROUGHOUT
* INTERIOR PAINTED RED
* EXTERIOR PAINTED KHAKI-GREEN OVER AN EARLIER RED PAINT LAYER

MARKINGS:
* FRONT FACE STENCILLED: F.T.-050. / WEB EQUIPMENT PATT 37 / POUCHES BASIC / 75 NO.
* END PANEL (HANDWRITTEN): 8465-99-973.6113 / POUCH BASIC / MK. 3 / 75 EA. SERV.
* OPPOSITE END PANEL STENCILLED: S.T. 10/56, F.T. 050, 75 NO., K2/281/8, AND DATE ?AD 1938 AT BASE
* WHITE-PAINTED END SECTION WITH RED PAINTED MARKINGS: WE 128 / ITEM / 33



Item Size: Height: 40cm, Width: 93.5cm, Depth: 34.5cm, Weight: 10Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

293645+58

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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