Has any one seen one of these shotgun shell pouches?
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Has any one seen one of these shotgun shell pouches?
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Last edited by harold; 09-08-2020 at 09:41.
Who is the maker? Is it London Bridge?
Yes it is. Sorry for the upside down pictures
I've seen the London Bridge pouches before. Not sure if they are military contract pouches. Usually military pouches have a National Sock Number (DSA or DLA number) and lift-the-dot fasteners. These have neither of those features. I think these are one of the few, if only, pouches I have seen with snap fasteners. But apparently London Bridge did make stuff for the military including shotgun pouches as there is a NSN for London Bridge shotgun pouches. Just not sure if it was for these particular ones. Maybe someone else has more info on these.
Yes I have there are actually two variations of this pouch a small one and a larger one, but both pouches hold 11 rounds instead of the customary 12 rounds also the USMC on the flap is also a different size but both pouches have the same markings on the inside of the flap and it is marked as follows
POUCH SHOTGUN SHELL
XM 7653
M67230-87-M-0222
LONDON BRIDGE TRADING CO.
VIRGINIA BEACH VA.USA.
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Hope this helps you out Harold
Last edited by JJM; 10-17-2020 at 07:11.
Are these military? If not, what do you think the pouches were used for?
We used these pouches when I went to USMC Security Force Battalion Schools. The School was located at the time on Camp Pendleton, Va. at Virginia Beach Va. This was for classroom study. We shot some handgun (M1911A1's) at NS Dam Neck, Va. I can not remember the name, but there was a training area on the Va./N.C. line that we used for shotgun training and other things. We used the pouches during shotgun training We learned a Combat Shotgun Course there that was three training days and we shot up over 350 rounds of 00Buck and slug. The training days were about 12 hours long. We were using Mossberg 500 shotguns.
Last edited by usmc69; 02-25-2021 at 01:05.
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I do believe so, they have a item number XM7653 and a contract number M67230-87-M-0222
XM would be for a prototype and the contract number shows it was given in 1987 so all said and done probably were produced in a limited number
"...used for?..." Probably for carrying ammo while chasing birds off air fields. Shotguns being illegal for use in combat.
London Bridge makes nylon pouches, bags and other assorted load bearing kit. One of the auction sites had a VN era 11 round pouch supposedly used by the USN Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team. They thought the thing was worth $200 to $400USD. Didn't sell. And, according to their web site, there was no London Bridge Co. until 1985.
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Umm. NO. Shotguns are NOT illegal for combat. In fact used extensively in WWI, used extensively in the Pacific theatre in WWII, Used extensively in Vietnam. Wherever you got that info, send it back.
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Maybe they are illegal for use in combat in Canada. We will keep that in mind when we invade Quebec.