British Naval P-1903 Boarding Cutlass & Shore Party Belt Hand Select:Yes These pieces represent the basic

These pieces represent the basic set issued to all British Infantrymen in WW2 and thereafter onto which can be added a host of other accessories such as wire cutter carrier

Original Item: These are unissued

The British called this system Rifle Muzzle Loaders

The change in the factory designated name and marking had to do with the fact that the company names changed

British Naval P-1903 Boarding Cutlass & Shore Party Belt Hand Select:Yes These pieces represent the basicOriginal Item: Ever since the early years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth the First (died 1603) the British Navy issued Cutlasses to all Boarding Parties and Shore Parties for security reasons. Be it recovering drunken Naval ratings from the port whorehouses, to Press Ganging new recruits, and just in case there was an encounter with the French, the wearing of a Cutlass was the order of the day when not aboard ship. These are the old P 1903