Web Equipment, Naval, Pattern 1919 - Fitting Instructions
Fitting Instructions - Naval Service (1920 - 1926)
This set of Fitting Instructions for W.E. Patt. '19 originally appeared in the Royal Naval Handbook of Field Training, 1920. This particular copy was taken from the Royal Naval Handbook of Field Training, 1926: Part IX, Pistol Drill and Accoutrements. This appears to have originally been a Mills Equipment Company document that has been incorporated into the official naval publication. These instructions address both the Naval Pistol Equipment and the Patt. '19 Rifle Equipment, unlike the later set of naval instructions listed below. These are the same Fitting Instructions that Rick Landers reproduced in his British and Commonwealth Web Equipment 1871 - 1944, except that here Karkee Web has included the entire section, including the material on the Webley Mk. VI. This addition is significant because there is at least one applicable photograph in this section that was not in Rick's book. These Fitting Instructions are provided as a PDF file. Use your browser's back button to return to Karkee Web after accessing them. Thanks to the Instruerian for giving this scan to Karkee Web.
Fitting Instructions - Naval Service (1940)
This very interesting set of W.E. Patt. '19 Fitting Instructions is taken from the Royal Naval Handbook of Field Training, 1934, as amended and reprinted 1940. While it's not as detailed as the earlier F.I. 's listed above, it is worth a look, and has some photos that don't appear to be reproduced anywhere else. It's worth noting that this chapter in the Handbook discusses both W.E. Patt. '08 and W.E. Patt. '19. The Patt. '08 pages can be found at the Web Equipment, Pattern 1908 Fitting Instructions page. These Fitting Instructions are provided as a PDF file. Use your browser's back button to return to Karkee Web after accessing them. Thanks to Rick Landers for telling Karkee Web about this source.
