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P'08 webbing and Pipe Band Doublets

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What is  P’08 webbing   you may ask? Well, P’08 webbing or 1908 patter webbing is an innovating type of webbing equipment used prior to ww1 by the British army.  1908 pattern mills webbing equipment  or  ww1 08 pattern webbing  are all same used back then.   The webbing equipment is self-contained equipment holding a complete set of personal and war equipment which a soldier requires during a war. It is designed to carry all of the equipment for the battle. It consists of waist belt which as two pouches for holding ammunition, a cross strap which goes from the front diagonally to the back holding the belt together, a bayonet frog, a water bottle carrier, a valise and two value straps.     In the early period of Second Boer war (1899-1902), the standard personal equipment carried by the British army, such as a belt, haversack, and an ammunition pouch became unsuitable for carrying war equipment and ammunition ...