Wanted: Pattern 51 webbing entrenching tool & carrier

[Ed Storey]

The 1951 Pattern Web was used for over two decades so contents within the various pieces will vary according to the time-period. As an example, the plastic Water Bottles had pretty well replaced the original aluminium ones by the late 1970s. Much of the mid-to late 50s and 1960s personal kit was wartime manufacture but the contents would evolve over time. Respirators were not considered part of the Pattern and are an ancillary to it. Several Respirator Haversacks and Masks types were worn in conjunction with the 1951 Pattern.