Australian Military Packsaddlery

[Pat Holscher]

Is there any?

Pat

[Possum]

Yes Pat there was such a thing. From General Pack Saddles to Pack Saddles designed for carrying machine guns (eg Vickers). Originals are not that easy to find and I only know of one source for a repo.

[Pat Holscher]

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<br />Yes Pat there was such a thing. From General Pack Saddles to Pack Saddles designed for carrying machine guns (eg Vickers). Originals are not that easy to find and I only know of one source for a repo.
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Was a British pattern used?

I'm surprised anyone makes a reproduction. Why is a reproduction made?

Pat

[Possum]

The British pattern was used.

The re enactment group I am involved with are putting together a display of Light Horse manuoeuvres which invovles a pack horse carrying a Vickers (not a real one). That is my reason for the repo. We also have quite a few groups who like to have these items for various displays or personal reasons. As I stated before, originals are hard to get and we don't want to ruin an orignial but a repo can always be replaced and at much less cost.

[Pat Holscher]

In light of the recent thread on packsaddlery in Rhodesia, I thought I might bump this interesting topic up.

Pat

[Pat Holscher]

Bump.

[John Ruf]

Pat:

A few sample pages from an illustrated VAOS showing British Pack Saddlery--equivalent to the Phillips:

The Vickers MG Pack Saddle:



The Bren Gun Pack Saddle:



The Artillery Pack Saddle:



The Shaft Draught Harness:



A link to the rest of the VAOS, with details of all the saddlery and harness:

http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeeir49/militarysaddleryresearch/id20.html