Missing two hooks.
Weight Distribution: Helped soldiers carry heavy loads like BAR magazines without belt sag.
Musette Bag: Allowed the M1936 Musette Bag to be worn as a backpack.
Improvisation: Soldiers often made their own, used captured German suspenders, or traded for medic suspenders.
Reinforcement: Shoulder straps were sometimes reinforced with extra webbing for comfort, appearing as a depot modification.
Missing two hooks.
Weight Distribution: Helped soldiers carry heavy loads like BAR magazines without belt sag.
Musette Bag: Allowed the M1936 Musette Bag to be worn as a backpack.
Improvisation: Soldiers often made their own, used captured German suspenders, or traded for medic suspenders.
Reinforcement: Shoulder straps were sometimes reinforced with extra webbing for comfort, appearing as a depot modification.
