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Why do some web belts have rivets on them like the WW2 USGI stuff?
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Rivets? You mean like "eyelits"?
That was a way of attaching stuff to the belt. stuff like canteens and holsters had metal hooks that hooked into the eyelits."Freedom begins with an act of defiance"
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i would call them grommets they reenforce a holeComment
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We used those "Web belts with Grommets" all the way up until like 2000-2002 when we got MOLLE gear. some units took priority so thats why the long timespan"You see in this world theres two kinds of people my friend. Those with loaded guns, and those who dig... You Dig" Blondie from TGBUComment
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AFAIK...
Pre-1956, individual equipment carrying system. Used the eyelets in belt to attach suspenders, holsters and equipment pouches. Gear was made out of cotton/canvas.
1956-1965, Load Carrying Equipment (LCE). Used the eyelets in the belt to attach suspenders. Holsters and equipment pouches were attached via slide keepers. Gear was made out of cotton/canvas.
1965-2000ish, All Purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment (ALICE). Used the eyelets in the belt to attach suspenders. Holsters and equipment pouches are attached via ALICE clips. Gear is made out of nylon.
Post-2000, MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (MOLLE). Uses straps to attach vests, holsters, pouches to belt and packs. Gear is made out of nylon.sigpic
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Humph... That "782 gear" was what I got issued in the Seabees. None of this fancy stuff they got today, like those yuppie backpacks that hold water. Water belongs in a canteen. The canteens hang on your belt. And you fill it from a water buffalo. WTF is with these pictures of palleted water in plastic bottles?
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Belts riveted to the body do not fall off.
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I finally found a picture of a canteen cover with the wire hook for the web belt.
The wire goes through the holes in the belt.
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Quiet, I wish everyone would communicate EVERYTHING in life so clearly and concisely. AFAIK...
Pre-1956, individual equipment carrying system. Used the eyelets in belt to attach suspenders, holsters and equipment pouches. Gear was made out of cotton/canvas.
1956-1965, Load Carrying Equipment (LCE). Used the eyelets in the belt to attach suspenders. Holsters and equipment pouches were attached via slide keepers. Gear was made out of cotton/canvas.
1965-2000ish, All Purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment (ALICE). Used the eyelets in the belt to attach suspenders. Holsters and equipment pouches are attached via ALICE clips. Gear is made out of nylon.
Post-2000, MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (MOLLE). Uses straps to attach vests, holsters, pouches to belt and packs. Gear is made out of nylon."You will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it."
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I remember when they didn't have plastic buckles.Comment
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yup. I remember 782 gear and it worked pretty well.Humph... That "782 gear" was what I got issued in the Seabees. None of this fancy stuff they got today, like those yuppie backpacks that hold water. Water belongs in a canteen. The canteens hang on your belt. And you fill it from a water buffalo. WTF is with these pictures of palleted water in plastic bottles?
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