An Army (Heer) Two-Pocket Ammunition Pouch

Pebbled finished black uppers with raw undersides on all pieces, both pockets stitched to a common support on the reverse, the support with two vertical straps riveted in place, one behind each pocket for placement on a belt, emboss stamped "RBN" to left side and "045" to the right side of the base of the right strap, each pocket with fold over weather flaps, each flap designed with a strap stitched on the underside and a die-cut, teardrop-shaped hole at the opposite end and when looped around the metal posts on the underside of the pouch, ensure a snug fit when closed, the underside of the right pocket stamped "F" in black ink, the underside of the left pouch stamped "BBA" and dated "1947" in red ink, measuring 100 mm x 145 mm x 38 mm. Extremely fine.

Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia, who start collecting buckles, belts and brocades from 1944 until around 1990; most of the buckles were obtained from the American and German veterans; most of these buckles present a core of Angolia’s book “Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich”, published in 2001.