Stolla manufactured a single 15 round magazine pouch and a Strap for carrying the pouch on the carbine buttstock or uniform belt, and a flap thatįolds over the magazines and is secured by sliding a hole in the flap over a metal knob Stolla pouches are marked Stolla Wien on the backside, have an adjustable Stolla also manufactured leather magazine pouches for use by the Austrian police and Leather Magazine Pouches (Leder Magazintasche or Patronen Tasche) Plasticĭowels smaller in diameter were cut to the length of the oilers and used by the gendarmerie. Some of the slings are simply too thick to work with the U.S. The thickness of some of the leather slings prevent their use with a U.S. (District Gendarmerie Command, the town of Volkermarkt, Carinthia) Landes Gendarmerie Kommando NiederOsterreich Occasionally the name of the gendarmerie office and/or gendarme may be found on the slings. Special thanks to Glen Efinger who has helped much in sorting these out.īuckles made by Stolla were made using heavy gauge brass wire approximatelyġ.20" in diameter, 1.29-1.30" in height, and 1.15-1.16" wide. These slings do not have a manufacturers mark or gendarmerie markings. Possibly manufactured after Stolla closed. Leather slings very similar in dimensions and appearance to those made by Stolla were also used by the Austrian Gendarmerie. The buckle was made using heavy gauge wire Some canīe made to work by softening the leather before feeding it around the U.S. The thicker slings did not fit through the stock's slingwell with the standard U.S. Original dimensionsĬhanged slightly with wear and use of the sling. The M1 carbine slings manufactured by Stolla for the gendarmerie were approximately. Were restricted to those of Austria only. After the war the products they made for the military and police Stolla had manufactured leather accessoriesįor the Austrian Bundespolizei, Gendarmerie, and military since the 1920's. Leather gear used by the Austrian Gendarmerie post WWII was manufactured by Stolla of Vienna (Stolla Wien). For the Gendarmerie the leather was dyed brown. Uniform leather gear used by the Bundespolizei was dyed black. The Bundespolizei and Gendarmerie used leather slings. issue canvas slings provided as military assistance. Leather Slings (Leder Gewehrriemen, Lederriemen, Leder Trageriemen)
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