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        • M/1906 Ammunition Pouch | Ammunitionstaske M1906
        • M/1848 Ammunition Pouch | Lommetaske M/1848
        • Linnemann Pattern 1870 Entrenching Tool | Den Linnemannske Spade
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        • 1945-55
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          • M/45-50: Packs
          • M/45-50: Belts
          • M/45-50: Water bottle and carrier
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        • M/45-59 Webbing Equipment (Denmark)
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          • Gas mask M.1945 E - British Light Anti Gas Respirator, Mk 1
          • Gas mask M.1949
          • Gas mask M/69
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          • Danish M/46 helmet
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          • CPRC-26 Transceiver
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        • Patt. 37' webbing, Mk III pouches (Post war)
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        • Light Anti Gas Respirator, Mk 1 (WWII)
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      • Swedish M/39-58 uniform | Vapenrock M/39-58
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        • Swedish six pocket ammunition carrier - M.1900-12 (M.1900)
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        • M/1905 knapsack (Swedish)
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Danish equipment of the pre WWII period

The Danish equipment in the period from 1870-1940 underwent few but important changes in the period from 1870 - 1940. The introduction of a aluminium water bottle in 1895 and the introduction of a gas mask and carrier during the First World War were some of the major changes.
The introduction of the Linnemann entrenching tool in 1869 (1870) were also a major improvement for the regular footsoldier of the line regiments, and the entrenching tool proved such a valuable asset that it was copied and / or sold to almost every single country on the European continent.

Other items such as the belt did not undergo any changes at all. The M.1888 belt continued to serve al the way until 1943, when the army was disbanded by the German occupational forces.

During a brief period from 1903 - 1910 the leather equipment was in a natural brown colour. That proved to be the exception to the rule, as it was black most of the time during the 70 year period I cover on the following pages. 
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Pre WWII Danish equipment. Army, rifleman.
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  • Home
  • The Collection
    • Belgium >
      • Post WWII uniforms
      • Belgian post WWII Webbing Equipment
      • Belgian M/51 Gas mask
    • Denmark >
      • Uniforms pre WWII >
        • M.1910
      • Equipment pre WWII >
        • Helmets >
          • M.1923 helmet (army)
          • M.1923 helmet (M.1923-41)
        • Gas masks >
          • Gas Mask M.1931 | Gasmaske M.1931
          • Gas mask M.1938 (army) | Gasmaske M.1938
          • Gas mask M.1938 (civilian) | Civilgasmaske M.1938
        • M/1906 Ammunition Pouch | Ammunitionstaske M1906
        • M/1848 Ammunition Pouch | Lommetaske M/1848
        • Linnemann Pattern 1870 Entrenching Tool | Den Linnemannske Spade
        • Danish M/1873 Water Bottle
        • Danish 1915 Torch | Elektrisk Feltlygte (Håndlygte) M/1915
      • Uniforms post WWII >
        • M/44
        • M/58
      • Danish Post War Equipment: A historical introduction
      • Equipment post WWII >
        • 1945-55
        • M/45-50 Webbing Equipment (Denmark) >
          • M/45-50: Packs
          • M/45-50: Belts
          • M/45-50: Water bottle and carrier
          • M/45-50: Ammunition Carriers
          • M/45-50: Straps (shoulder and utility)
          • M/45-50: Bayonet frog
        • M/45-59 Webbing Equipment (Denmark)
        • Gas masks >
          • Gas mask M.1945 E - British Light Anti Gas Respirator, Mk 1
          • Gas mask M.1949
          • Gas mask M/69
        • Helmets >
          • Danish M/46 helmet
          • Danish M/48 helmet (US M1 and Austrian Clone)
        • Radios and field phones >
          • CPRC-26 Transceiver
          • FTLF M/51 L field telephone (Denmark)
    • British Empire Militaria >
      • Webbing >
        • Patt. 37' webbing, Mk III pouches (Post war)
        • Pattern '08 entrenching tool (Mk II variant) - WWII
      • Gas masks >
        • Light Anti Gas Respirator, Mk 1 (WWII)
    • Sweden >
      • Swedish M/39-58 uniform | Vapenrock M/39-58
      • Ammunition carriers >
        • Swedish six pocket ammunition carrier - M.1900-12 (M.1900)
      • Backpacks and Rucksacks >
        • M/1905 knapsack (Swedish)
        • M/1935 backpack (Swedish)
        • M/1939 backpack (Swedish)
  • What is military history?
  • Sources & Credit
  • Contact