Mk 1 carrier rear tarp straps

[kevin powles]

Hi, A very nice chap on here offered up this picture, i can remember reading somewhere the straps were 11/2" wide, mine are 11/4". I am guessing this is a British Carrier in the picture so strap supplier may of been different.

[Marc van Aalderen]

Hi Kevin,

This is the first time I see a canvas bag. I have quite a lot of leather ones and one fiberglass example dated 1944. You say the canvas one is Canadian manufacture only? Must be pretty rare then.

Cheers,

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by kevin powles

Hi, A very nice chap on here offered up this picture, i can remember reading somewhere the straps were 11/2" wide, mine are 11/4". I am guessing this is a British Carrier in the picture so strap supplier may of been different.

Nice picture, it sure looks like one piece straps. I can confirm Canadian straps were 1-1/4" wide (except the smaller ones for the shovel, etc.) with brass or painted ends held on by two rivets. 1" and 1-1/2" web is much easier to get which makes re-fabricating carrier straps hard. Attached pic is NOS straps both 1" and 1-1/4".

[Michael R.]

Kev: I believe the registration in the carrier image starts with "CT". The photo credit belongs to Archives Canada; the caption reads:
'Private R.E. Hill repairing his Universal Carrier, Catania, Italy, 22 August 1943.'

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Michael R.

Kev: I believe the registration in the carrier image starts with "CT". The photo credit belongs to Archives Canada; the caption reads:
'Private R.E. Hill repairing his Universal Carrier, Catania, Italy, 22 August 1943.'

The 64 on the fender is a machine gun battalion in an infantry division, so if this is Italy, 1943 and this is a Canadian carrier, then it belongs to the Saskatoon Light Infantry.