Vintage Brass D-Ring and Padlock Used For Securing Kit Bags
by Derek Mercer - 01:01 on 17 May 2023
At Lockkeys Locksmiths Birchwood we enjoy history especially when it concerns lock related subjects, so on a recent visit to Bygone Times the antiques and collectable warehouse near Chorley Lancashire I couldnt resist buying this brass d-ring and padlock. These d-rings were used by our armed forces to secure the top of a kit bag to help prevent pilfering from the kit bag. With this d-ring being made of brass it would have been made prior to world war 2 because at the outbreak of war brass was a comodity that was used for making shell cases etc so these were then made of other cheaper metals. The padlock is not of a military type as there is no military markings on the lock and neither is there any manufacturers make on the padlock so I can only assume that the lock is from after world war two. What fascinates me about the d-ring is that it as survived and if only it could speak to tell us who it belonged to and were it went on its travels.
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