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British, Pattern 1888 Slade Wallace Officers Private Purchase Brown Leather .303 Ammunition Pouch stamped to Charterhouse Officers Training College. - MISC 1015 The equipment was designed in 1888 by Colonel Slade and Major Wallace for use with the first .303-inch calibre rifles, replacing the valise equipment which had entered service in 1871. The Slade–Wallace equipment weighed 25 pounds (11 kg), which was the lightest infantry equipment issued to British troops up to that time. The belts, straps and pouches were made from buff coloured leather, which was whitened with pipe clay, except for rifle regiments which had black. With the introduction of the clip charger for the Lee Enfield and Lee Metford rifles, the pouches were unsuitable due to them holding individual rounds and were replaced by pattern 1903 and 1907 equipment. This is a brown leather officers private purchase Slade Wallace .303 ammunition pouch stamped inside CHARTERHOUSE O T C which is a famous and prestigious British school and holds 20 individual .303 rounds for the Lee Metford and Lee Enfield service rifle. The pouch is in excellent condition and is made of brown leather with 2 belt loops riveted on to the rear. The pouch has a press stud fastening on the lid which is stamped CHARTERHOUSE O T C. The pouch holds 18 rounds inside the pouch in individual elasticated canvas holders and 2 rounds, pat each end of the pouch. The pouch is in excellent condition with no damage to it. the price for this prestigious Charterhouse School Slade Wallace brown leather officers .303 ammunition pouch includes U.K. delivery. (Bandoleers box) MISC 1015 £575.00
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