Non-Patterned Equipment: List of Changes Entries and Other Official Documentation
Listed below is a small sampling of the List of Changes entries, A.C.I.'s, and other official documentation pertaining to Non-Patterned Web Equipment. There are many, many more. As new pages are brought on-line in this section, we will add appropriate new entries here. It's worth noting that some of these documents, in their original format, are quite long, and that in many of these only a few paragraphs will relate to our subject. In those cases, we have abstracted and reproduced only the applicable portions. You can see where we've done this by the notation [Abstract] in the listing.
Weapons
Army Council Instructions (Weapons)
ACI 36, Stores. [Abstract] - Appurtenances of Small Arms - Transfer from Vote 8 to Vote 9. dated 1944.
Transfers issue from Didcot to Weedon.
ACI 377, Small Arms. - Slings, Bren .303-in. M.G. Mk. I. dated 1944.
Specifies extending the length of sling by 12-inches.
List of Changes Entries (Weapons)
LoC 10442, Sling, rifle, web, G.S. (Mark I). dated 31st January 1901, amended 7th February 1901.
Introduces Mk. I G.S. web rifle sling.
LoC 12060, Sling, rifle, web, G.S. (Mark I) .dated 13th November 1903, amended 1st January 1904.
Alters the Mk. I G.S. web rifle sling. Does not advance the Mark.
LoC B1523 [Combined], Slings, rifle, web / Hooks, sling, Bren gun. dated 25th April 1938.
Introduces sling and hooks for Bren gun.
LoC B2380 [Abstract], List of stores which can be carried in Chests, .303-in. M.G. Mk. I. dated {?}
LoC C415, Braces, pouch, Lewis Gun / Hooks, sling, Bren gun / Pouches, magazine, Lewis Gun / Slings, Bren gun / Slings, Lewis gun. dated 10th June 1944.
Transfers these items from Section A1 to Section C1.
LoC C416 [Abstract], Slings, rifle, web. dated 10th June 1944.
Transfers these items from Section A1 to Section B1.
LoC C2376, Slings, web, 58-in., Mk. I / Slings, Bren .303-in. M.G. No. 1 Mk. 2 / Slings, Bren .303-in. M.G. No. 1 Mk. 1 / Hooks, sling, Bren .303-in. M.G., Mk. I. dated 8th November 1944, amended 30th April 1946.
Introduces Bren Sling Mk. 2, makes Mk. 1 obsolescent.
LoC C9369, Sling, M.G., Mk. I (Cat. No. C1/AA 5663). dated 24th July 1957 / 30th June 1959.
Extends use to L4 Machine guns.
LoC C9501 [Abstract], Sling, M.G., Mk. I (Cat. No. C1/AA 5663). dated 28th May, 2nd June, 12th December 1958 / 5th October 1959.
Makes Mk. I sling obsolete.
LoC C9839, Slings, rifle, Web (Cat. No. B1/1005-99-960-3066) / Slings, rifle, Web (Cat. No. B1/1005-99-960-3065). many dates between 14th February 1960 and 25th May 1961.
Introduces 3066, allocates catalogue no. and amends detail 3065.
LoC D71, Brush, cleaning, 7.62 mm. bore, Mk. 1 (Cat. No. B1/1005-99-960-2031) / Brush, cleaning, 7.62 mm. chamber and gas cylinder (Cat. No. B1/1005-99-960-2030) / Extractor, ruptured 7.62 mm. cartridge, Mk. 1 (Cat. No. B1/1005-99-960-0016)/ Sling, M.G. Mk. 1 (Cat. No. C1/AA 5663). dated 28th May / 2nd Oct. 1962.
Extends use to L7 Machine Gun.
