WWII Combat Suspenders M1936 ("HINSON 1942") Mint NOS Unissued!!!

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WWII USMC Army Combat Suspenders M1936
("HINSON 1942")
Mint NOS Unissued!!!
Once in plentiful supply, finding an ORIGINAL pair today... of wartime loom-woven manufacture...in MINT UNISSUED condition...is near impossible!
Absolutely untouched. Perfectly clean. Never adjusted. Never issued. Never worn. Never marked.
This set is still "time-capsule-fresh," and stiff!!
-
ZERO
snags, fraying, stains, fading, marks, personal stenciling!!
-  Wartime
LOOM-WOVEN Webbing
(with the two IDENTICAL edges...unlike CURRENT woven webbing with the 'lock-stitch' differentiated edge on one side).
-  Legibly and boldly stamped on the 2-inch Webbing with an early-war date,
"U.S. / HINSON MFG. CO. / 1942".
-  Early-war Light Shade
OD#3 WEBBING
.
-
ZERO rust,
corrosion or even the slightest wear to the Blackened
SNAP HOOKS
,  Convex 1-inch
FRICTION BUCKLES
, 1-inch
"Ladder" BUCKLES
, bare Steel
'D' RINGS,
and the Blackened Brass
BALL TIPS
!!!
Worn by
Airborne
personnel (
Paratroopers
) to support the
M1936 FIELD 'Musette' BAG
-- carried on the chest during the
jump
--
as well as ground troops to support a heavily-laden
M1923 CARTRIDGE BELT
and/or a
M1936 PISTOL BELT.
Although manufactured under
Army QMC
contract, these
M1936 Suspenders
made their way into the supply chain of the
U.S.M.C
. and appear in period photographs being worn by Marines (as well as the
USMC P1941 Combat Suspenders
) in the
Pacific island campaigns.
Despite
the introduction of several different design-modifications of
Combat Suspenders
during the war, these
M1936 Combat Suspenders
were worn throughout the war until its bitter conclusion in 1945.
MKII FRAGMENTARY GRENADES
, famously, were seen suspended by their 'Spoons' from the 'D' Rings. (
NOTE:
The Grenade and Smoke Canister are
NOT
included in this sale!)
*****
The HINSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY of Waterloo, Iowa
Since its incorporation in 1923.
Hinson
produced a line of textile and leather goods, e.g. luggage, handbags, and sporting goods.
The
Hinson Mfg. Co
. was founded  by Tennessean, Clyde Sheldon Hinson.  Around 1925 that Clyde Hinson moved to Waterloo, Iowa where he started his manufacturing business that, at some point, employed over 300 people.
D
uring WW2 the Hinson Mfg. Co. was awarded contracts for the manufacture of Mountain Rucksacks, collapsible Canvas Water Buckets,  M1943 Shovel Covers, luggage such as the b-4 VAL-PAK, and M1923 Cartridge Belts.
Hinson Manufacturing
products ranged from basic hunting gear to rubber crafts and even seat belts for the automobile industry. The company under the direction of its founder's son, William Hinson, was sold in 1968 and continued in operation until 1973.