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Post by mauser98k on Jan 10, 2006 0:03:31 GMT -5
I have the m41 suspenders, nothing too technical but an adjustment strap. So I have the problem with them frequently sliding off, even when I made them very tight. Also, I dont cross them, is that a problem?
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Post by CharleyNovember on Jan 10, 2006 0:07:26 GMT -5
I don't think they had 100mph tape but we used it on our suspenders in the army to hold the extra length of strap to the suspenders. made it neat but also made it not slip.
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Post by mauser98k on Jan 10, 2006 0:15:45 GMT -5
ahh...
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Post by 2nd Bat on Jan 10, 2006 22:30:41 GMT -5
In WW2 the army had OD cloth tape and also used electrical tape to secure things and silence gear such as harness webbing and sling swivels. Mauser you really should cross them in the back (obviously) as that is the intended and typical way they're seen in photos. (From the era)
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Post by mauser98k on Jan 10, 2006 22:46:33 GMT -5
ok, how is it done *I know, dumb question
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Post by Guinness on Jan 10, 2006 23:21:08 GMT -5
Well my m1936 and m1943 suspenders are attached at the cross point in the back- so the fact that yours are not makes me think that they either are not one of those two sets, or are actually USMC braces which were designed differently.
And the most logical reason for them slipping off your shoulders is the fact that they do not cross in the back, making them longer than the adjustment would allow to compensate for....does that make sense? In other words, the crossing at the back not only 'looks cool' but takes some length out of each strap, because obviously it is a farther to cut diagonially across your back than a straight line- the adjustment buckle only allows so much length to be looped up, again assuming that the straps are going to cross at the back- if you run them straight up and over your shoulder, they weren't designed to accomodate that in the length adjustment, hence, they slip off your shoulders.
-G
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