What was the slider on a WWII poncho neck string made of? Any pictures?
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slider on poncho neck string
by Lew Ladwig » Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:48 am
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Re: slider on poncho neck string
by cco23i » Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:44 pm
The one I had was a green plastic ball with a hole through it.
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Re: slider on poncho neck string
by pecopfc » Tue Apr 03, 2012 2:45 pm
...I have one with just a plain leather tab with 2 holes....original poncho...can't swear the leather is though...
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Re: slider on poncho neck string
by Steve Webb » Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:46 pm
There is a picture of one in the GI collectors guide by Enjames and it has the leather tab dyed od
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Re: slider on poncho neck string
by cco23i » Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:05 am
Remember different manufacturers did different things, I have seen both on different ponchos
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