Vintage Turkish / Balkan Mauser M1909-Style Three-Pocket Leather Ammunition Pouch
Original vintage military leather ammunition pouch of the Mauser M1909-style three-cell pattern.
Constructed from heavy brown leather with three large ammunition compartments, brass-colored closure studs, two broad rear belt loops and a central rear D-ring.
Each compartment retains its original internal leather divider. The divider creates two sections within each pouch, allowing approximately four 5-round Mauser stripper/charger clips per compartment — 20 rounds per pocket and approximately 60 rounds total capacity.
This configuration is characteristic of the earlier M1909-style Mauser ammunition pouch system, rather than the smaller-capacity later WWII German K98 pouch.
The rear leather strap is marked:
L C2 F 66
The exact meaning of the marking has not been determined and may represent an arsenal, unit, inventory or individual equipment marking.
This style of three-pocket pouch was designed for Mauser ammunition carried on stripper/charger clips. Similar pouches are variously encountered as Turkish and other Balkan/Yugoslav military surplus, and construction details can vary considerably.Nationality/date note: This type is commonly identified as Turkish Mauser equipment, although closely related pouches were used elsewhere in the Balkans. Exact date, model and unit attribution have not been established.Identification note: This style is commonly attributed to Turkish and related Balkan/Yugoslav Mauser equipment. Exact nationality, model and date have not been conclusively established, so it is being offered based on its physical construction and markings rather than a guaranteed national ammunition pouch
Three ammunition compartmentsHeavy brown leather constructionBrass-colored closure hardwareRear D-ringTwo belt loopsMarked L C2 F 66Vintage military issue
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