German WWII MP 44 Magazine Jute and Leather Pouch Set Constructed From Original Period Jute Postal Bags New Made Items

New Made Items: Only One Set Available. Now this is something you rarely encounter! These magazine pouches are replica items, but with a twist! The pouches were constructed from ORIGINAL WWII era heavy burlap cloth and done very well. These pouches would be difficult to distinguish between a set of original late war examples and these ones.

These are a new production of the late war German WWII MP 44 (Stg 44) magazine pouches. Late in the war Germany had far fewer raw materials so they produced pouches for the MP44 made from jute (heavy dense burlap) Postal Bags!

Correct WWII Wehrmacht issue made from Jute (heavy dense burlap) sacks with leather trim; these bear simulated WWII German markings. Made to accommodate three magazines on each side. You get one pair of pouches (left & right side) without magazines.

Late in the war Germany had far fewer raw materials so they produced pouches for the MP44 made from jute Postal Bags and these ones are made from original ones!

Comes more than ready for use or display.

History of the Stg 44-
MP 43, MP 44, and StG 44 were different designations for what was essentially the same rifle, with minor updates in production. The variety in nomenclatures resulted from the complicated bureaucracy in NSDAP Germany. Developed from the Mkb 42(H) “machine carbine”, the StG44 combined the characteristics of a carbine, submachine gun and automatic rifle. StG is an abbreviation of Sturmgewehr. The name was chosen personally by Adolf AH for propaganda reasons and literally means “storm rifle” as in “to storm (i.e. “assault”) an enemy position”. After the adoption of the StG 44, the English translation “assault rifle” became the accepted designation for this type of infantry small arm.

The rifle was chambered for the 7.92×33mm Kurz cartridge. This shorter version of the German standard (7.92x57mm) rifle round, in combination with the weapon’s selective-fire design, provided a compromise between the controllable firepower of a submachine gun at close quarters with the accuracy and power of a Karabiner 98k bolt action rifle at intermediate ranges. While the StG44 had less range and power than the more powerful infantry rifles of the day, Wehrmacht studies had shown that most combat engagements occurred at less than 300 m, with the majority within 200 m. Full-power rifle cartridges were excessive for the vast majority of uses for the average soldier. Only a trained specialist, such as a sniper, could make full use of the standard rifle round’s range and power.