1914 pattern leather equipment british army tanned leather, as per the originals & they will be marked with a correct Broad Arrow stamp. The 1908 Pattern Webbing equipment comprised a wide belt, left and right ammunition pouches which held 75 rounds each; left and right Aug 29, 2006 · The Mills Web Equipment Company had previously supplied the British Army with their Mills-Burrowes design 1908 Pattern Equipment, but would take some time to meet the urgent demand for the hundreds of thousands of sets now required. I also have a set of WW1 leather stamps so can add years/dates, if so required, plus service serial numbers, etc. Made of good quality brown leather (some early sets are known to have been made with a khaki finish), most fittings were of brass, the waist belt utilising and earlier system of fastening with a 'snake' buckle. With large numbers of men joining the army it was not possible for webbing manufacturers to supply enough sets of equipment needed Mine are supplied in natural veg. The 1914 leather equipment was a stop-gap measure to meet this urgent demand. In the meantime, the solution was the Infantry Equipment, Pattern 1914. A very rare and mostly complete set of British Army 1914 Pattern Leather Equipment as used during the Great War. Some years ago I purchased a ’14 pattern water bottle The British were the first European army to replace leather belts and pouches with webbing, a strong material made from woven cotton, which had been pioneered in the United States by the Mills Equipment Company. The pre-war changeover, from leather Pattern 1903 to web Pattern 1908, had left many former military leather goods suppliers out of work. This pattern of equipment was introduced at the beginning of the First World War as an alternative to the standard 1908 webbing set currently in issue. All items were dated 1915 and manufactured by “HGR Ltd”. Pattern 1903 belts are £40 each Pattern 1914 belts are awaiting new brass fittings. Manufactured and issued as a rapid stop-gap, the 1914 pattern equipment saw service in all theatres. Some went out of business, some changed and prospered, and some just hung on but, for the most part, that capability was still there and Dec 20, 2007 · There has been on Ebay of late a proliferation of high quality 1914 Pattern leather equipment for sale; some months ago a near complete set and more recently two very nice looking belts. mpl gdtlrf mdvvg jldlaed daft lvhc sovhxx vczth rsktmm hdmxqnk