Hi All! Pleased to meet you.
Princess Auto (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) has a bunch of them too.
I bought 2 of them for myself, thinking that they were the Basic Pouches
; and 1 of my fellow re-enactors bought 4 of them for himself. The last I checked they had 5 of them left in stock (4-1940 & 1-1941). Initially they had 11 in stock. Unfortunately, just the Rears are available.
Does Princess Auto have the Fronts with the waist strap at their Head Warehouse in Winnipeg, MB? Same applies for the Yokes? I'm looking for 2 of each to exactly match what I have (see below).
Kevin (and those who are interested), have a look at my first few postings describing what I had bought (condition, Marker & Date Marks, etc.). I also describe the 3 ways in which the set, Bren Gun Bra, was worn. It's listed under the following threads:
-General WW2 Topics
-WW2 Military History & Equipment
-Pattern '37 Bren Mag Pouches
Jordan & Kevin (and for the others), here is the scoup of my 2 Rear Utility Pouches:
-new, factory-unissued, mint condition, with no stains or fading
-all brass hardware, with no corrosion or oxidization
-tan in color
-C-Broadarrow marked, clear and crisp with no smears
-both 1940 War Dated, same manner as above
-both Maker marked: Z.L.&T.Ltd., same manner as above
-inked stamped "REAR" on center of back, same manner as
above
Note: I took the best of the lot with the same War Date;
& I was the first to go through them.
Princess Auto (Halifax, N.S., Canada) info on them:
-p/n: 8305302
-$9.99 each + 13% HST
(My total cost for the pair after taxes: $22.58.)
-plus shipping for those outside my area
I also have one main question to ask. Does the Waist Strap ever come separately? If so, I may only need the yoke and waist strap-1 of each. Is this possible to be rigged this way?
However, to be proper rigged up, I'll need 2 yokes straps and 2 front pouches exactly matching my rear pouches (see above).
Kevin & Jordan, let me know what you can find. I'm definately interested. You can also email me at work (Keyan.Noble@flyjazz.ca) and/or home (keyannoble@hotmail.com) if you like.
I hope the information I've given helps everyone interested.
Mr. Moderator, cuttos to you and your crew for this forum. It's most informative and helpful. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for everyones help!
Rgs...
Pte. Keyan Noble
Rifleman, Dutch resistance Fighter & Unit Weapons NCO
Maritimes World War 2 Re-Enactment Unit
P.S.-For those of you who are interested, my re-enactment group is listed on Kijiji and Facebook if you wanted to look us up.