[1GarandEnfield]

Great find!! My m1936 combat suspenders cost me $50 dated 1942. Now all you need is a nice musette bag..lol

[Mooseman684]

I may have one...I have a bunch of mil bags, pouches, etc....
Rich

[rjsmith144]

I have seen Garand 10 pouch belts but I have an original 9 pouch M1 Garand ammo belt. It was my father's and he was a Ranger in WW2. It has 5 pouches on one side and 4 pouches on the other. On the 4 pouch side and in the place of 5th pouch there is a square, double thick section of the of belt material and at the top there is a provision to snap something onto the belt as there is a snap (like the one on blue jeans) present. Has anyone every seen one like this? I also have his original leggings and a complete, first-aid bandage pouch, complete with the original bandage in a tin box inside of it.

[Mooseman684]

Rangers did have some different equipment than regular soldiers it seems.
You have a nice piece of history there...Congrats.
Rich

[Baconbits]

What you have is a M1918 Cavalry belt. The snap is to secure a double .45 pouch to the belt. Rangers and Airborne troops liked the belt because they carried .45's as backup weapons.

[Baconbits]

here's my cartridge belt with clips, holster and bayonet. Bruce Canfield has a good section on belts in his Illustrated 1903 book.

[tbird430]

That is a nice ammo belt you have there "Baconbits". I've never seen that design before...

[Iron_Colonel]

Yea that looks good. I've got a bayo, but it would be neat to get a belt like that too.