6th Hauraki KIA KAHA Posted 16 April , 2005 Share Posted 16 April , 2005 Hi all I have had this for a while picked it up with a 1914 dated Turkish belt and buckle all i no is that it is Turkish WW1. As you can see from the inside it has slots to hold something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantsmil Posted 17 April , 2005 Share Posted 17 April , 2005 Could it be something like a cartridge bag? Designed to carry some packs of ammunition and some loose. Are the loops capable of holding individual shells? The Austrians had something similar, although more substantially made, and the Turks were issued with a lot of Austrian, or Austrian looking articles. Just a few ideas. I will hunt through some Turkish photos and see if there appears to be anything similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6th Hauraki KIA KAHA Posted 17 April , 2005 Author Share Posted 17 April , 2005 Thanks Grant you could be right there. I have tried out some 303 rounds I do not have any Mauser rounds. You would be able to hold 20 rounds in the slots. And would fit allot of stripper clips or packets of ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 27 April , 2005 Share Posted 27 April , 2005 Came across the foll in my reading today Description of a Turkish prisoner taken above ‘Y Beach’ 25th April 1915 “His equipment consisted of a civilian overcoat, and from his size he wore plenty of underclothing, a soldier’s head-dress, and a white haversack full of loose ammunition, ………………etc………” Sergeant W. H. Meatyard, Plymouth Battalion, RMLI Original doc. held at Royal Marines Museum [Reproduced in Len Sellers’ magazine ‘RND’ Issue No.19, Dec 2001] Regards Michael D.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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