Pouch, Nylon, Compass
General Information
Name: Pouch, Nylon, Compass.
Country of Origin: The United Kingdom.
Manufacturer: Yet to be identified.
Date of manufacture: Circa 1978.
NATO Stock Number (NSN): Yet to be identified.
Contract Number: Yet to be identified.
Colour: Olive drab (OD).
Equipment Family: 58-Pattern Web Equipment
Size:
Height- 12cm.
Width- 4cms.
Length- 7cm.
Number Of compartments: One.
Volume Capacity: 250mls.
Weight: 100gms.
Waterproof: Yes
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History
The Pouch, Nylon, Compass is a small pouch that was issued to British soldiers in limited numbers and attached to a web belt, enabling a Field Dressing or compass to be be carried in a dedicated pouch on the front of the Pattern-58 web belt.
Description
The pouch is fabricated with two layers of olive green nylon cloth, with a thin closed cell foam interlining. The lid has a snap-dome closure and a secondary hook and loop closure sewn to the underside of the webbing tab below the snap-dome. The pouch is held on the web belt with two brass double-hooks (C-hooks) on the back face.
Examples
Example One
Object Number: 2449-826-37112.
