I’ve always wanted to write a book detailing the differences in Empire-produced Pattern 1937 webbing. Like any good reference book, it would have lots of detailed color photos. Although I can’t write the book, I can still post a few pictures in that style.

The following figures show most of the known types of Pattern 1937 webbing braces (sans Australian and Indian 3 inch wide braces)...click on the pictures to see more detail.

(a) Australian - feature a shoulder flare made of two pieces of thin, single weave webbing sandwiching the end of the 1" straps
(b) South African (S.A.P.A.W. Type) - feature a 1" strap along the entire length of the shoulder flare
(c) South African (D.I. Fram Type) - constructed of multiple pieces of thin webbing held together with multiple layers of stitching
(d) Indian - the 1" straps are sewn onto the shoulder flare, similar to the British economy pattern
(e) Canadian - late war style (from 1942 on) feature a 1" strap covered by a tube of webbing to form the shoulder flare
(f) Canadian - early war style similar to the original British pattern, but features stitching at the end of the flare in the shape of a trapezium
(g) British - late war style (from 1943 on) feature a tubular webbing flare folded and sewn to separate 1" straps
(h) British - economy style employed by firms incapable of reduction weaving made of separate 1" straps sewn to a 2" webbing flare
(i) British - flattened tube of thin, single weave webbing spread out in the center to create the shoulder flare
(j) British - original pattern made out of one continuous pieces of webbing using reduction weaving

(a) Australian - made by A.F. in 1944 and featuring the D↑D Department of Defence mark
(b) South African - made by South African Proofing and Weaving Company (Party), Limited of Johannesburg in 1943
(c) South African - made by Daniel Isaac Fram & Company, Limited of Johannesburg and featuring the Union Broad Arrow mark
(d) Indian - made by Bata Shoe Company Private, Limited of Batanagar in 1943 and featuring an Indian C↑## mark
(e) Canadian - made by Zephyr Loom & Textile, Limited of Guelph, Ontario in 1943 and featuring the Canadian Broad Arrow
(f) Canadian - made by Zephyr Loom & Textile, Limited of Guelph, Ontario in 1942 and featuring the Canadian Broad Arrow
(g) British - made by Mills Equipment Company, Limited of London in 1944 and featuring a Broad Arrow
(h) British - made by Associated Cutters (1938) Limited in 1941 and featuring a Broad Arrow
(i) British - made by Mills Equipment Company, Limited of London in 1940 and featuring a Broad Arrow
(j) British - made by Mills Equipment Company, Limited of London in 1940 and featuring a Broad Arrow

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