Izzy
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Post by Izzy on Nov 11, 2018 14:30:59 GMT -5
Gentlemen, I need an advice. I decided to buy a TAP 50/53 belt. Problem is that the holes are closer than on my previous belt, so I had to use pliers to adjust the wire hangers. It was quite normal on some of my other webbings, but I'm a little nervous now, because I could not find any information if this was normal on TAP webbings. Can you, pleasw, give me any advice? Or is the belt fake?
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Post by rullow on Nov 12, 2018 4:49:17 GMT -5
can you mesure the distance between the holes?
However from the photo the belt seems legit.... but some closeups could be helpfull as well...
Jakub
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Izzy
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Post by Izzy on Nov 13, 2018 15:52:26 GMT -5
Of course, here it is. The buckle is also farther from the snap, almost all belts I've has it a lot closer, so I don't know if it should be like this
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savoy6
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Post by savoy6 on Nov 14, 2018 8:26:21 GMT -5
belt looks like it has gotten soaked at some point...perhaps it was stretched a bit?
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Izzy
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Post by Izzy on Nov 15, 2018 9:27:06 GMT -5
Holes are closer than they should be, so it shrinked at some point...or I don't know
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savoy6
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Post by savoy6 on Nov 16, 2018 20:46:38 GMT -5
i've had the same thing happen with US web belts...
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Izzy
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Fake belt?
Nov 19, 2018 15:33:47 GMT -5
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Post by Izzy on Nov 19, 2018 15:33:47 GMT -5
Really? Then I'm okay with that, I was afraid that this belt is a fake. Thank you very much, gentlemen.
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Post by lew on Nov 20, 2018 13:03:24 GMT -5
I'm not aware of anybody faking those belts, especially when surplus originals are easily available. I'd use that with confidence.
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Post by rullow on Nov 21, 2018 2:31:42 GMT -5
well I saw a cheap copy of RAPCO belt but it was very distintive dark green nylon fabric... with this one I d have not any doubts....
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Post by wildgeese1 on Dec 25, 2018 20:47:27 GMT -5
I have one and I had the same problem. It also lacked a snap but I have 100% confidence in the person I got it from as far as it being original.
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Post by Kenneth on Jun 5, 2020 14:14:08 GMT -5
I realize this is a late comment to this thread but I had a WWII .45 auto magazine pouch shrink when I washed it. I have the belt, too, but I didn't wash it. I was able to get the pouch stretched back out so that a magazine would fit but it wasn't much cleaner after everything dried out. It had belonged to my late father-in-law and came with one magazine, the old type with a lanyard loop, and still loaded.
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