WW2 British Webbing Sten 'Airborne Frog' 1944

This item of webbing is known as the 'Airborne Frog' due to being intended for the Airborne used Sten MkV . Dated 1944 it is a rare component to find today.
Officially known as the 'Frog, No. 4 Bayonet, and Case, plate, retainer, Sten 9-mm' the 'Case' is a small pocket, in which the Sten Mk. V Retainer Plate was carried. When paratroops broke the Sten down, by removing the Butt, the Plate was inserted to stop the Breech Block and Return spring, etc, falling out. The June 1944 edition of Parts List for Carbine, machine, Sten, 9-mm., Mk. V illustrates this frog / pocket combination, together with a No. 4 Mk. II* .

Code: 15190