In addition to rifles years ago I started collecting M-1 Carbine magazine pouches. They were cheap at the time, and gave me something else to look for while scrounging through tables at gun shows.
They have been in a box in my garage and I haven't looked at them in about 5 years. So I thought I would share them. There are two main types of pouches which carry two 15 round magazines.
The early "stock" type pouches, which in addition to wearing on a G.I. belt can be slipped on the stock of an M-1 rifle.
This is a list of the manufacturers and dates of this type of pouch in my collection:
1. J.Q.M.D. 1942
2. LAIRD SCHOBER 1943
3. HOFF 1943
4. ARNOLD MFG CO 1944
5. BOYT USMC 1945
6. UPDIKE 1943
7. S. FROEHLICH CO. 1943
8. G & R C. 1943
9. PARFAIT 1943
10. R.B. HANSON MFG CO. 1942, 1944
11. VICTORY 1943
12. J.S.&S. CO. 1943
13. M & H CO. 1943
14. H. st. CO. 1943
15. HAV.STCH CO. 1943
16. B.B.S. CO. 1943
17. BISCANE TENT & AWNING CO. 1943
18. RUBON K.C. 1942
19. ATLAS MFG CO. 1943
20. G.B. CO. 1943
21. AIRTRESS MIDLAND 1944
22. S & F CO. 1943
23. WALTER E ALLEN 1944
24. CHAROLETT TENT & AWNING CO. 1943
25. APPLETON AWNING SHOP 1943
26. SACO-MOC.SHOE CO. 1943
27. D.M. SHOE CO. 1943
28. B.B. INC 1943
29. KADIN 1943
30. T.F.S. CO, 1943
31. ATLAS AWNING 1943
Photos of the early " stock" type pouches. The front is on top and the reverse side is below it.
Below is a collage of fonts used for the U.S. on the "stock" type pouches and the U.S.M.C. on the Boyt pouch.
These are more close up photos of the contractors names on the "stock" type pouches.
The other type of pouches are the "belt" type which can only be worn on a G.I. belt. These are slightly bigger and can also hold two loaded Garand clips
This is a list of the manufacturers and dates of the "belt" type of pouches in my collection:
1. TWEEDIE FOOTWARE CORP 1956
2. RANIER BELL CO. 1951
3. NO MARKING "CIA" POUCH NO DATE
4. GAILEE 1945
5. CORRECT SHOES INC 1952
6. SANTA FE ELECTRIC LAUNDRY CO 1952, 1953
7. ST CROIX CO. 1944
8. CAMLIN FASHION 1943, 1944
9. POLEY MFG 1944
10. AVERY (NYLON) 1944
11. A-G CORP 1944
12. PITTSBURG GARTER 1944
13. REDWINE & STRAIN 1945
14. ARAKELIAN CO. 1952
15. J.A. SHOE 1944
16. CEDAR RAPIDS TENT & AWNING CO 1945
17. MIDLAND FABRICS CO. 1944
18. SHANE MFG CO. 1944
19. HAMEL CO. 1944
20. ALDON 1945
21. SACO MOC & SHOE 1951
22. DALE FOOTWARE 1951
23. J.Q.M.D. 1951
24. CALDWELL PROD 1945
25. FUCE MANU CO. 1944
26. B.A.B. CO. 1945
27. REGAL RUG 1945
28. CHAS. W BRENEMAN CO. 1952
29. AJAY 1945
30. GEORGE S. RUMLEY CO. 1945
I will insert more photos when I can.
They have been in a box in my garage and I haven't looked at them in about 5 years. So I thought I would share them. There are two main types of pouches which carry two 15 round magazines.
The early "stock" type pouches, which in addition to wearing on a G.I. belt can be slipped on the stock of an M-1 rifle.
This is a list of the manufacturers and dates of this type of pouch in my collection:
1. J.Q.M.D. 1942
2. LAIRD SCHOBER 1943
3. HOFF 1943
4. ARNOLD MFG CO 1944
5. BOYT USMC 1945
6. UPDIKE 1943
7. S. FROEHLICH CO. 1943
8. G & R C. 1943
9. PARFAIT 1943
10. R.B. HANSON MFG CO. 1942, 1944
11. VICTORY 1943
12. J.S.&S. CO. 1943
13. M & H CO. 1943
14. H. st. CO. 1943
15. HAV.STCH CO. 1943
16. B.B.S. CO. 1943
17. BISCANE TENT & AWNING CO. 1943
18. RUBON K.C. 1942
19. ATLAS MFG CO. 1943
20. G.B. CO. 1943
21. AIRTRESS MIDLAND 1944
22. S & F CO. 1943
23. WALTER E ALLEN 1944
24. CHAROLETT TENT & AWNING CO. 1943
25. APPLETON AWNING SHOP 1943
26. SACO-MOC.SHOE CO. 1943
27. D.M. SHOE CO. 1943
28. B.B. INC 1943
29. KADIN 1943
30. T.F.S. CO, 1943
31. ATLAS AWNING 1943
Photos of the early " stock" type pouches. The front is on top and the reverse side is below it.
Below is a collage of fonts used for the U.S. on the "stock" type pouches and the U.S.M.C. on the Boyt pouch.
These are more close up photos of the contractors names on the "stock" type pouches.
The other type of pouches are the "belt" type which can only be worn on a G.I. belt. These are slightly bigger and can also hold two loaded Garand clips
This is a list of the manufacturers and dates of the "belt" type of pouches in my collection:
1. TWEEDIE FOOTWARE CORP 1956
2. RANIER BELL CO. 1951
3. NO MARKING "CIA" POUCH NO DATE
4. GAILEE 1945
5. CORRECT SHOES INC 1952
6. SANTA FE ELECTRIC LAUNDRY CO 1952, 1953
7. ST CROIX CO. 1944
8. CAMLIN FASHION 1943, 1944
9. POLEY MFG 1944
10. AVERY (NYLON) 1944
11. A-G CORP 1944
12. PITTSBURG GARTER 1944
13. REDWINE & STRAIN 1945
14. ARAKELIAN CO. 1952
15. J.A. SHOE 1944
16. CEDAR RAPIDS TENT & AWNING CO 1945
17. MIDLAND FABRICS CO. 1944
18. SHANE MFG CO. 1944
19. HAMEL CO. 1944
20. ALDON 1945
21. SACO MOC & SHOE 1951
22. DALE FOOTWARE 1951
23. J.Q.M.D. 1951
24. CALDWELL PROD 1945
25. FUCE MANU CO. 1944
26. B.A.B. CO. 1945
27. REGAL RUG 1945
28. CHAS. W BRENEMAN CO. 1952
29. AJAY 1945
30. GEORGE S. RUMLEY CO. 1945
I will insert more photos when I can.