British Mk II Cotton 50 Round 303 Bandolier ~ History, Empire Patterns & Load Stamps

Addendum 3/30/2022:
Army Council Instruction 414 issued in April 1940 stated “that, in future, the make and date of the manufacture of ammunition packed in cartons, in cases charger and in bandoliers, will not be shown on the strip band on the cartons, on the small label on the cases charger, nor on the stamping on the bandoliers.”
Australia and Canada clearly did not follow this A.C.I. as many post 1940 bandoliers from these countries include load stamps. India, on the other hand, may have followed this directive, as 1939 is the latest dated load stamp I have seen.
02:32 British Mk. II Bandolier (Press Studs)
04:20 British June 1916 Mk. II Bandolier (Press Studs)
06:53 British Mk. II Bandolier (Buttons)
08:55 British February 1916 Mk. II Bandolier (Buttons)
09:57 British September 1916 Mk. II Bandolier (Buttons)
11:18 British December 1916 Mk. II Bandolier (Hooks)
12:55 British May 1918 Mk. II Bandolier
14:06 British May 1918 Mk. II Bandolier
15:13 British August 1918 Mk. II Bandolier
16:26 Australian 1918 Mk. II Bandolier
17:29 British August 1918 Mk. II Bandolier (Royal Navy Issue)
18:56 Indian November 1921 Mk. II BandolierAustralian 1927 Mk. II Bandolier
21:59 Australian 1927 Mk. II Bandolier
23:52 Canadian January 1937 Mk. II Bandolier
25:06 British April 1940 Mk. II Bandolier
26:13 Canadian 1940 Mk. II Bandolier
27:20 Australian 1942 Mk. II Bandolier
28:28 Australian Mk. II Bandolier
29:24 South African Mk. II Bandolier
30:18 Canadian September 1943 Mk. II Bandolier
31:10 Canadian September 1943 Mk. II Bandolier
31:48 Indian November 1943 Mk. II Bandolier
32:35 Indian November 1943 Mk. II Bandolier
33:05 British September 1939 Boys A.T. Rifle Mk. I Bandolier
34:24 British September 1940 Boys A.T. Rifle Mk. I Bandolier
35:35 Canadian January 1943 Boys A.T. Rifle Mk. I Bandolier
05:23 British 1916 Load Stamp
06:10 British 1927 Load Stamp
07:41 Australian 1936 Load Stamp
08:22 Australian 1944 Load Stamp
10:37 British 1918 Load Stamp
12:18 British 1918 Load Stamp
13:33 Australian 1946 Load Stamp
14:39 Australian 1945 Load Stamp
15:38 Australian 1946 Load Stamp
16:58 Australian 1946 Load Stamp
17:50 Royal Navy 1929 Load Stamp
18:22 Royal Navy 1939 Load Stamp
19:42 Indian 1921 Load Stamp
20:14 Indian 1925 Load Stamp
20:36 Indian 1927 Load Stamp
20:59 Indian 1934 Load Stamp
21:20 Indian 1939 Load Stamp
22:29 Australian 1927 Load Stamp
22:51 Australian 1941 Load Stamp
23:13 Australian 1944 Load Stamp
24:30 Canadian 1941 Load Stamp
26:46 Canadian Load Stamp
27:53 Australian 1944 Load Stamp
29:02 Australian 1945 Load Stamp
30:37 Canadian Load Stamp
31:24 Canadian Load Stamp

[@AustrianTommy]

Thanks so much for this video. Now I know EVERYTHING about .303 bandoliers...

[@FenellaBeach]

Outstanding content and presentation, and great music. Thanks for taking the time to put this together - hope you’ll continue to add more esoteric content from your fabulous collection - maybe another untold story, mess tin covers ? Thanks again, great stuff indeed.

[@stretchedout6600]

Awesome music

[@LethalDosage69]

Great video and very informative. One issue though, the statement that the bandolier allowed the British soldier to carry almost double the ammunition compared with the German soldier is wrong. British webbing carried 30x 5rd chargers, the bandolier 10 chargers, total is 40. The German equipment carried 24x 5rd chargers, their bandolier carried 14, for a total if 38. Certainly not "almost double". If each man were to wear 2x bandoliers, the British man's total would increase to 50 chargers, the German to 52.

[@resistanceremembered]

A very informative and detailed video! These videos are an extremely useful reference to anybody collecting Commonwealth militaria! Thanks for sharing the information!

[@andrewgalea5412]

Excellent piece of work ... thank you.

[@veeeeeeeeeeee5372]

Thank you. I wish you added some sources for information.

[@seandahl8441]

Some narration would be enjoyable