US ARMY WW1 PEDERSEN DEVICE KHAKI SPRINGFIELD RIFLE BOLT POUCH RIA 1919 RARE American M1 Garand Cartridge Belt There were two variations

There were two variations

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and the membership increased dramatically to 2

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US ARMY WW1 PEDERSEN DEVICE KHAKI SPRINGFIELD RIFLE BOLT POUCH RIA 1919 RARE American M1 Garand Cartridge Belt There were two variationsORIGINAL US ARMY WW1 PEDERSEN DEVICE KHAKI SPRINGFIELD RIFLE BOLT POUCH RIA 1919 RARE Springfield Armory 1903 MK I . 30 06 SPRG Pedersen device 1919 RIA marked bolt pouch The US Army sought to break the stalemate on the Western Front in WW1 by putting enormous firepower in the hands of assault infantry to be used in the proposed offensive known as "Plan 1919". It was to be the final offensive, with almost every US infantryman armed with an automatic