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Summary

The three pocket pebbled leather K98 rifle pouch (Patronentaschen 98K) held thirty rounds of 7.92mm ammunition.  Two pouches were carried by the combat infantry soldier making this one of the most widely produced pieces of field gear.

Quote

"The Germans may claim with some justification to have won if not a victory at least an important success over us." British General Alexander - September 1943

WWII German M1911 K98 Rifle Ammunition Pouch - Manufacturers by Location

This is a list of known manufacturer locations from the records kept by Kim, other contributors, and myself. Examples of original K98 pouches from 1933 have served to be the list of manufacturers as no German WWII era records are known to exist.

Text in parentheses () and italicized are meant to show an alternative spelling that may be misinterpreted. This is to help find a maker and/or location but does not represent the actual text found on the pouch. An exanple would be "Wilhelm Möller". It may be easy to miss the two dots above the "o" in "Möller" and not find the maker in this list. In some cases it is simply meant to provide additional information. Latest location/manufacturer listed here is "SACHS LANDESVERBAND SELBSTDER SATTLER DRESDEN"

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Early K98 Pouch Gallery: 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | Text - No Date
Transitional K98 Pouch Gallery: 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | RBNr - No Date | Text - No Date
Late K98 Pouch Gallery: 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | Illegible Stamp | RBNr - No Date | Text - No Date | No Stamps

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