K98 pouches – 0/0295/0005
The ammunition pouch for the K98 (Karabiner 98) bolt action rifle was executed in leather. Each soldier had two pouches which held 30 rounds each. The pouches where divided in 3 main compartments with a divider in each. The 7,92 x 57 mm ammunition was loaded on 5 round clips. Pre/early war the pouches where executed in brown leather, to be blackened and polished by the individual soldier. Some time early in the war (most) producers switched to blackening the leather pre production. Further simplifications occurred in 1943 when the pouches where further simplified. Some of these changes are the shortened loops for the belt and the use of rivets in stead of stitching or even combined. The back of the pouches have a D-ring to which the front hooks of the Y-strap would be attached.
Colour: Black
Marking: 0/0295/0005
Maker: It is not exactly known to what maker the marking 0/0295/0005 refers to other then that it is a company located in Landsberg, Brandenburg. There is a big possibility that 0/0295/0005 refers to Otto Koberstein, Landsberg.
Year: 1943 – 1945
Stitched or riveted: Stitched
