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This is a design from the 1940's, issued in the 1950's, manufactured before 1995, so no zips or velcro just D-loops, clips and buckles. They were made to a price, no point spending thousands on squadies kit back then, everyone expected rubbish and if you didn't like it they shot you. They are not waterproof, the strapping swells and jams in the buckles (I've walked places wearing the stuff, when wet it weighs a ton, the blokes doing the shouting wouldn't have touched it either). If they were mistreated by the quartermasters or the sellers they may be stiff and mildewed with rusty clips and buckles.
If this frightens you avoid.
That said, because they are basically cheap and designed to be roughly squadie proof I can see they might have uses. I use a couple of the smaller pouches of the same vintage to keep tools in lashed to the engine bars. If this sort of thing is your planned use and you'll be keeping your underwear dry in a modern bag on the rack, go for it.
Andy
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