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Hey guys,
Well it seems I've gone a bit mental 'accessorizing' my new Lee Enfields.
I need help from you milsurp guru's to I.D the manufacturers of these items, and what country they were issued to.
BTW, i know the holster is Canadian, and the bandoleer is African, but not sure about the pouch and sling.
What would've the pouch been used for?

Thanks!

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Pouch (later Post-War marking) and sling (Wartime C-Broad Arrow) are also canadian marked.
 
ZL&T is Zephyr Loom & Textile. Nice Canadian wartime marks on the holster and sling. What's the date and lettering on the pouch? It's Canadian but the other bits are a bit tough to make out...
 
Cool, I would have never thought the sling was Canadian.... is the C-Arrow double stamped or something?
J-Man... I took another look at the pouch; the bottom writing looks like "1951", and the letters look MAYBE like "CSV A. CO."?... maybe the O is a Q?
 
MANUFACTURERS NAME......................MAKERS MARK

Associated Cutters (1938) Ltd..............AC
Adams Bros.......................................
American Leather Products Corp..........
*Unknown*........................................A.E.F.
A. Garstin & Co. Ltd............................AG & Co Ltd.
Albert Gill..........................................ALBERT GILL
Albert Gill Ltd.....................................AG
Almond & Smith C&M..........................
A. N. Holden & Co. Ltd........................S.S. Holden Ltd.
Bagcraft Ltd.......................................BAGCRAFT
Barrow, Hepburn & Gale Ltd................BHG Ltd. Or BH&G Ltd.
Bass Smeaton Ltd..............................BS Ltd.
BATA Shoe Co...................................B.S.C. or BATA
Bath Cabinet Makers..........................BCM or B.C.M. LTD.
Berghaus..........................................
*Unknown*.......................................B Ltd.
Blackman Leather Goods Co...............BLACKMAN
Blackwell & Young..............................BEWYSE
BLISS & Co. Ltd.................................B. & Co. Ltd.
Brown & Clarke Saddlery....................
Butler Bros........................................
*Unknown*.......................................C.W.C. Ltd.
Caoutchouc Products..........................C.P. Ltd.
Civic Co............................................CC
*Unknown*.......................................CCL
*Unknown*.......................................C.N. Ltd.
County Screen Co.............................CS Co.
Crown Bedding Co.............................CB
*Unknown*.......................................CO
D. Mason & Sons Ltd..........................
*Unknown*.......................................D. & M. Ltd.
D.I. Fram & Co. Ltd............................
Dawson & Son Ltd..............................
*Unknown*.......................................D.R. Co. Ltd.
DuBrule Mfg. Co. Ltd..........................
E.C. Simmons...................................
*Unknown*.......................................EFD
*Unknown*.......................................E.I.T.C.
E.U. Pearson & Sons..........................
Edward Jones C & M..........................
Edward, B-ham.................................
Edwin Showell & Sons........................E.S.S.
Finnigans..........................................FINNIGANS
*Unknown*.......................................F. Ltd.
Foxcroft............................................F. L. LTD
F. G. Allen........................................
Gabriel Power & Son.........................
*Unknown*.......................................G.P. & R. Ltd.
Garstin & Co. Ltd...............................
*Unknown*.......................................G.S. Co.
Guest & Son.....................................
*Unknown*......................................H. Ltd.
H.H. Carroll & Co. Ltd........................HHC & CO LTD
Hampton & Sons...............................H&S Ltd
Hanlon & Son...................................
Harcourts Ltd...................................HARCOURT
Hepburn, Gale & Ross.......................
*Unknown*......................................H.J. & S.
Hewitt & Sons & Co. Ltd....................H.S.L.
Hiatt...............................................
Hobson & Sons (London) Ltd..............
J & B Pearse & Co............................
J. & A. Hillman Derby........................J. & A.H.
J. Langdon & Son.............................
J. E. Lortie Co..................................JELCO orJ.E. Lortie Co.
J.A. Jacobs & Co. Ltd........................
J.B. Brooks & Co. Ltd........................
J.W. Mackintosh & Co.......................
Jabez Cliff & Co................................
James Hodge Co. Ltd........................James Hodge Co.
James Homer C & M.........................
Jas. Dawson & Son Ltd......................
John Boyle & Co...............................
John Ireland & Son...........................
John Vicary & Sons...........................
*Unknown*......................................K. Ltd.
*Unknown*......................................K.E.F.
Lillywhite Frowd & Co Ltd..................
*Unknown*......................................L.& E. Ltd
M. Harvey & Co. Ltd.C&M.................
Martin Wright & Sons........................M.W. & S.
Mark Cross Ltd................................
Martins Birmm Limd.........................
Martins...........................................
Mary Harris Gowns...........................M.H.G.
*Unknown*......................................M & G Ltd.
McNamara Motors Ltd. WD.................
Middlemore & Lamplugh Ltd...............
Mills Equipment Co. Ltd.....................M.E.Co.
Montreal Suspender & Umbrella Ltd.......M.S. & U. Ltd.
*Unknown*......................................M. & S. Ltd.
Moss Stone & Co..............................
*Unknown*......................................M.U. & Co.
*Unknown*......................................NDJ
Patterson & Son...............................
*Unknown*......................................P.B. & C. Co. Ltd.
Peckwash Mills.................................PM
Princess Silk Shades.........................P.S.S.
R Burns Ltd......................................R BURNS LTD
R. Dewsbury & Sons.........................
R.H. Long.........................................
Rover Car Co...................................ROVER
R. Parkyn Ltd...................................R.P.Ltd.
*Unknown*......................................S.A.P.A.W.
*Unknown*......................................S.H. & S. Ltd.
Stuart Surridge & Co. Ltd..................
S.Noton Ltd......................................S.N. Ltd.
*Unknown*......................................TAPAT Co.
Trefano Ltd......................................TD
*Unknown*......................................TPL
Teddy Toy Co..................................T.T.C.
T. French & Son Ltd..........................
*Unknown*......................................T. R. & Sons
T. Thomasson & Co..........................
T.C. Galley......................................
Tate & Son Ltd.................................
*Unknown*......................................T. L. L.
Valcom Ltd.......................................
Vesta Ltd.........................................VESTA LTD.
Waring & Gillow................................W. & G.
W. Andrews.....................................
W. Wood & Son Ltd..........................
*Unknown*......................................WOODS
*Unknown*......................................W. M. Co. Ltd.
Wm. Overton Ltd..............................
Wolfsky & Co...................................
Zephyr Loom & Textile Ltd.................Z.L.&T. Ltd.
 
Nice list ! I'm currently looking through it to try to match the markings on my sling...

Looks like "H.G.H. LTD 1942" but only the "LTD 1942" is clearly legible.

Had someone else look at it, they see "RIGIL LTD 1942" or "RIBIL LTD 1942"...it's hard to look at this and not have your imagination run away on you. Also has what looks like an "F KF" or "F KP" with perhaps a crown above it.
 
Jiggi... try standing 6 or 8 feet away, some look more clear that way.

I remembered I had another one of these pouches that I use as a bike tool-kit, but it turns out to be a Mills Equipment "M.E.Co, 1952 MKIII"..... too bad it's oil stained now!

Were these pouches intended for ammo, or did the guys use them for whatever.... socks, Brylcreem, and a few rubbers?
 
burnt45 said:
Were these pouches intended for ammo, or did the guys use them for whatever.... socks, Brylcreem, and a few rubbers?
Click to expand...

Considering this from a book I have, certainly not the latter...

"...by the end of the War the Canadians had the highest rate of venereal disease (150 per 1,000 men, as compared to 30 per 1,000 for the rest of the BEF), of any army on the Western Front..."

from "Baptism of Fire" by Nathan M. Greenfield.
 
burnt45 said:
Cool, I would have never thought the sling was Canadian.... is the C-Arrow double stamped or something?
Click to expand...

It is just upside-down relative to the maker's mark (they got applied at different times) and is also a bit distorted (not uncommon with an inkstamp on something flexible.)

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