Site Development Notes Archive: December 2008 until June 2009:

 

 

 

 

25th May 2009 - Added photos of a complete, unmodified Pistol cartridge pouch to the Patt. '14 Pistol Equipment page.

12th May 2009 - Added a new entry for the Mineral jelly tin and its Cover to the Bandolier Equipment, Pattern 1903, Associated Equipment page.

28th April 2009 - Updated the Web Holsters used with W.E. Patt. '08 page to add a new photo and additional info to the entry on the Patt. '08 R.A.F. Holster. Also on that page, revised the section on the R.T.C. "leg holster". Added a Sealed Pattern Waist belt to the Bandolier Equipment, Pattern 1903 Belts & Straps page.

ANZAC Day 2009 - Finally made a much needed upgrade to the W. E. Patt. '08 section. The Associated Equipment page has been rebuilt as a separate sub-menu, with new separate pages for Wire Cutters & Frogs; Mess Tins, Carriers & Covers; Rifle Slings; The Sirhind Intrenching Tool; and Braces, Straps, & Similar Miscellany. New pages for Lewis Gun Equipment and Mills Bomb Pouches are being prepared and will be added to this section soon. Added a very early 1904 dated example of the Sling, rifle, web, G.S. (Mark I), second issue, to the W. E. Patt. '08 Rifle Slings page.

20th April 2009 - In another first for Karkee Web, we've added pictures of the R.A.F. issue Pattern 1908 W.E. Holster to the W.E., Patt. '08 Holsters section. This type of Holster was known to exist from the R.A.F. Vocabulary but, as with so many accoutrements,  no photograph had been noted. We are therefore delighted to at last be able to publish photographs.

7th Apr 2009 - Added another original set of Fitting Instructions; this one is a scanned photocopy of the Fitting Instructions for the Bandolier Equipment, Pattern 1903.

6th Apr 2009 - Added an original set of Fitting Instructions for the Infantry Equipment, Pattern 1914. Also revised the text on the Patt. '14 Pistol Equipment page. Added a leather Frog for the three-jawed Wire Cutters to the Patt. '14 Associated Equipment page.

4th Apr 2009 - Added another very interesting variation of the W.E. Patt. '08 Fitting Instructions, this one taken from the Royal Naval Handbook of Field Training, 1920.

3rd Apr 2009 - Added a new Pistol Equipment page to the Infantry Equipment, Pattern 1914 section. Added the LoC entry for Patt. '14 Brace attachments.

28th Mar 2009 - Based on approval for the new format from our readers, Karkee Web has now updated each of the Equipment Pattern pages to have a separate index page preceding all of its contents pages. This will, hopefully, make the site a more useful tool.

26th Mar 2009 - Karkee Web is experimenting with a fairly major format change. In the W.E. Patt. '08 section, we've moved the introductory paragraphs to a separate web page. By doing this, we've been able to move the section index to the top of the pattern index page, where it is easier to access. Please have a look and let us know what you think. Is this an improvement to the site? Please let us know what you think.

25th Mar 2009 - Revised the Web Holsters used with Patt. '08 page again, this time to add a photo of a genuine example of the first issue RTC "leg holster."

24th Mar 2009 - Revised the Web Holsters used with Patt. '08 page to make it chronological and more readable. Added another version of the W.E. Patt. '19 Fitting Instructions, this one taken from the Royal Naval Handbook of Field Training, 1926. This earlier version is totally different from the 1940 issue, and is much more detailed.

22nd Mar 2009 - Added an Australian Medical pouch to the B.E. Patt. '03 Associated Equipment page. Revised and added new info to the Patt. 1903 Bandolier Equipment with the Royal Air Force page in the B.E. Patt. '03 section. Added new versions of the W.E. Patt. '08 and W.E. Patt. '19 Fitting Instructions, both taken from the Royal Naval Handbook of Field Training, 1934, as amended and reprinted 1940. These are worth reading - the Patt. '08 instructions have some interesting departures from earlier versions, and the Patt. '19 ones have some photos not seen anywhere else.

15th Mar 2009 - Added new information and pictures to the Web Holsters used with Patt. '08 page. The famed Royal Tank Corps "leg holster" is now known to exist in two different variations. Added List of Changes entries associated with this Holster to the Patt. '08 LoC page.

1st Mar 2009 - Added an American made example of the Helve holder to the I.E. Patt. '14 Equipment Carriers page. Added a Working Pattern example of the Back adjustment strap to the W.E. Patt. '40 Belts & Straps page. Added a second, well marked, example of the Strap, rucksack, supporting, to the W.E. Patt. '25 (Blue-grey) Belts & Straps page. Added another variation of the Belt, waist, converted, to the W.E. Patt. '08 Belts page.

26th Feb 2009 - Added the Mills patent for "flat-sheathed belting" to A Short History of Mills Cavalry Web Equipment.

22nd Feb 2009 - Added a List of Changes entry on Water bottle carrier modifications to the W.E. Patt. '08 LoC page.

16th Feb 2009 - Added an Australian version of the Implement, Intrenching, pattern 1908 - Head to the Sirhind Tool page in the W.E. Patt. '08 section.

15th Feb 2009 - Added a new page on the W.E. Patt. '08 section - Web Holsters used with Patt. '08. Also added an LoC entry for these Holsters.

14th Feb 2009 - Added List of Changes information for W.E. Patt. '19.

11th Feb 2009 - Replaced the incomplete and poor quality copy of the Web Equipment, Cavalry, Pattern 1940, set of Fitting Instructions with a complete, high quality copy of the original document in Adobe PDF format, including all of the illustrations.

10th Feb 2009 - Added a first issue Belt and first issue Braces to the Infantry Equipment, Australian Pattern (Leather) Belts, Braces & Straps page.

8th Feb 2009 - Another major revision of the Cartridge carrier page for Infantry Equipment, Australian Pattern (Leather). We now have SIX variations. The Australian contingent are busy! Added a picture of the first variation Entrenching tool carrier to the Pattern 1914 Equipment carriers page.

7th Feb 2009 - Fixed an error on the W.E. Patt. '19 Rifle Equipment page. If you expand one of the pictures on this page, then get a "Page not found" error when you try to return, use your backspace to return to the large picture and use the Refresh or Reload button. That should fix the problem. Added a new and previously unreported third issue variation of the Entrenching tool carrier to the Equipment Carriers page in the Infantry Equipment, Australian Pattern (Leather) section. Added new Set Display pictures to W.E. Patt. '40.

5th Feb 2009 - Added Haversack, Commonwealth Pattern, to the B.E., Patt. '03, Haversacks page. Added a totally new, previously unreported variation of the Patt. '03 10-round Cartridge pocket to the B.E., Patt. '03, Cartridge pockets page.

1st Feb 2009 - More additions to the Infantry Equipment, Australian Pattern (Leather) section, including two new Haversack variations, and one new Entrenching tool carrier. Added a new Territorial Army variation to the B.E. Patt. '03 Cartridge pockets page. Added two more pictures to the W.E. Patt. '40 main page.

31st Jan 2009 - Just completed a major revamp of the Infantry Equipment, Australian Pattern (Leather) section. New pics and info added throughout.

30th Jan 2009 - Added a new picture to the W.E. Patt. '40 main page.

26th Jan 2009 - Added new pictures of Patt. '14 Pack straps to the Infantry Equipment, Pattern 1914 Belts, Braces, and Straps page. Included are British and American made leather Pack straps, as well as a rare pair of all web Straps.

25th Jan 2009 - Added photos of a first issue Bayonet frog to the Patt. '08 Frogs page. Added another variation of the Australian Haversack to the B.E. Patt. '03 Associated Equipment page.

24th Jan 2009 - Added new info and pictures to the W.E. Patt. '40 Belts, Braces, & Straps and Set Displays pages. Started what will be a MAJOR revision to the pages relating to what we are now calling The Equipment formerly Known as Pattern 1915. Much new information is starting to come out of Australia. The changes made to date are spread throughout the section, but lots more is coming.

23rd Jan 2009 - Added the I.P. Water bottle carrier to the Patt. '08 Bottle Carriers page. Modifications and additions to A Short History of Mills Cavalry Webbing.

22nd Jan 2009 - Added new pictures of the Fitting, brass to the W.E. Patt. '40 Belts, Braces, & Straps page. Added new pics to the W.E. Patt. '08 Frogs page. Minor revision to the Patt. '40 main page.

21st Jan 2009 - Major revision to the Patt. '40 main page. Added photos of a rare first issue Water bottle carrier to the Patt. '08 Water Bottle Carrier page. Added an unusual second issue Haversack to the Patt. '08 Haversacks page. Added new photos to the W.E. Patt. '40 Set Display page

20th Jan 2009 - Made corrections to the Patt. '40 main page.

18th Jan 2009 - Added another variation of Cartridge carriers to the Patt. '08 Cartridge carriers page. Added another variation of Cartridge carriers to the Patt. '15 Equipment carriers page. Added more Cartridge carrier detail pics to the W.E. Patt. '19 Rifle Equipment page. Revised and updated the Patt. '14 main page.

13th Jan 2009 - Added Cartridge carriers to the W.E. Patt. '19 Rifle Equipment page.

10th Jan 2009 - Added a new article by Rog Dennis to the Patt. '03 page: Patt. 1903 Bandolier Equipment with the Royal Air Force.

4th Jan 2009 - The section for W.E. Patt. '13 has been up only one day, and already it's had a significant upgrade. The Instruerian has come up with an unbelievably rare set of original Mills Equipment Company Fitting Instructions, which have been added. Added new info to B.E. Patt. '03 List of Changes and Belts & Straps pages.

3rd Jan 2009 - Yet another revision to W.E. Patt. '08 Cartridge carriers, this time to add the Cartridge carriers for W.E., New Zealand Pattern 1911. Added a major new section on Web Infantry Equipment, Pattern 1913.

2nd Jan 2009 - Added an original photo of the Haversack strap to the W.E. Patt. '19 Belts, Braces, & Straps page

1st Jan 2009 - Major additions to Infantry Equipment, Australian Pattern 1915. Added new data to the Belts, Braces & Straps; Equipment Carriers, and Packs & Haversacks pages. And... The Instruerian has struck again! This time it's a complete re-write of the W.E. Patt. '08 Cartridge carriers section. If he keeps doing this, things may actually start to make sense. Added a new page to W.E. Patt. '14, to include Associated Equipment.

Note added 3rd Jan: The Instruerian denies that it was a complete re-write. "I barely touched it", he claims, just like the cat with feathers in his grin. Well, no one can deny that, complete re-write or no, the Patt. '08 Cartridge carriers page is now better than it was.

31st Dec 2008 - Added data to the Patt. '08 main page, Patt. '08 Haversacks, Patt. '08 Cartridge carriers, Patt. '14 Equipment carriers, and Patt. '15 Equipment carriers.

30th Dec 2008 - Added a new page on Albert Lethern's The Development of the Mills Woven Cartridge Belt 1877 - 1956.

29th Dec 2008 - Added new variation of the Patt. '14 Entrenching tool carrier. Added Patt. '19 Brace attachments. Made a major revision to the Mills Cavalry Web Equipment History. Added new variation of the Patt. '08 Water bottle carrier. Added many new pictures to the W.E. Patt. '40 pages.

28th Dec 2008 - Finally went public and announced Karkee Web on several of the WWI /Reenactors / Living History Forums. The response has been overwhelming. New pictures and information are coming in from all over. Look for new information in quite a few areas to appear in the next few days.

24th Dec 2008 - Added A Short History of Mills Cavalry Webbing to the Patt. '40 section.

20th Dec 2008 - Added additional variations of Cartridge carriers, Holster, and Ammunition case to the Patt. '25 section.

17th Dec 2008 - Added Belt, waist, adjustable to the Patt. '25 section.

16th Dec 2008 - Added the Associated Equipment page to the Pattern 1908 section.

13th Dec 2008 - There is a problem with some of the linked pictures. They work fine under Firefox, but under Explorer some of them don't work, or work only over part of the picture area. I'm baffled so far. There can be two links on one page, one right after the other, and with identical code, but the first one will work and the second won't. Why not? Googling for help, I found several references to this problem, but none of the suggested fixes seems to work. Suggestion - change to Firefox.

Added Contributors, Links and Bibliography sections.

12th Dec 2008 - The "Pattern" sections are complete (in their initial forms, at any rate) except for Patt. '08 and Patt. '40, each of which still needs one page to be added. Introduction page completed and uploaded. Still to come: Links, Bibliography, Contributors, and the Lethern book page.