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1937 Pattern Webbing

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Other Ranks
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The New Zealand army was supplied with the 1937 pattern web in late 1940 it was to replace the worn out 1908 pattern webbing left over from the First World War. The majority of the web gear supplied to the New Zealand troops was of Canadian manufacture. This was due to supply ships from England constantly under threat from German U-boats.

The 37-pattern web was made from heavy duty webbing with brass hard wear. The web gear was far superior to the German leather equipment that would often deteriorate in wet conditions. 

There were to main sets of web the other ranks set & the officer’s set.

The OR’s set was made up of     (1) belt.

                                               (2) Frog for the 1907 patt bayonet.

                                                   (2a) 1907 patt bayonet.

                                                  (3)    Mk 2 ammo pouches.

(3a) 2 bren gun magazines.

(3b) 50 rounds of 303 ball in striper clips.

(3c) 1 no36 mills grenade.

                                                  (4)  Shoulder straps.

                                                  (5)  Water bottle carrier.

                                                  (6)  Haversack.

                                                  (7)  L straps for the haversack.

 

Officers

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The officer’s set was made up of      (1) belt.

                                                       (2) Holster.

                                                       (3) Ammo pouch.

     (4) Binoculars case.       

     (5) Compass pouch.                 

     (6) Haversack.     

     (7) Water bottle.

     (8) Shoulder straps.   

 

All webbing is from the collection of Alex Johnson.