A look at typical contents of the British soldier's holdall from the early Second World War period.
I realise I may not have been clear on the point of the metal comb, a plastic comb would also be correct for this period but metal combs were not uncommon. I use the metal comb when giving talks as an item which would likely become less common later in the war as aluminium was a vital war material and plastic became a more and more common material in all sorts of applications as the war went on.
The 1939 1937 Pattern fitting instructions which include the prescribed issue contents for the holdall in the weight tables; [ Ссылка ]
