RARE Original Bulgarian WWII Mannlicher Pouch, MARKED

We offer you a rare Bulgarian double ammunition cartridge pouch that was part of the equipment of the Bulgarian royal soldier. On the inside of the lid is seen a rare mark of Bulgarian royal army with the year 1940. The stamp reads: " 4-ta Intendantska drujina VI.1940" / "4th Supply officers battalion 6. 1941" - the month and the year when the pouch was enlisted to. On the other lid are hand written the initials and sign of the soldier who used the pouch.

Pouch is intended for Mannlicher cartridges. Steyr Mannlicher rifle was the most used weapon in Bulgarian royal army in the period between the two wars and during the WW2 when this pouch can be dated to.

Pouch is made of thick dark brown leather, with two buttoning metal points.

Size: Width in its upper part: 16 cm / 6,3 inches

High: 11 cm / 4,3 inches

The item is in very good condition of very high collector’s quality !