Lot 518: British Military Issue Woven Canvas Pump Hose

A roll of off-white heavy duty woven canvas hose for British military use. The webbing features black stencilled markings throughout the length. One section is printed with the characters A993610/4S/C.3 (photo 1). A further section bears the markings 33 (B) 4K/70 followed by a British broad arrow pheon mark (photo 2). The 4K prefix corresponds to the Ministry of Defence vocabulary section for cordage and textiles, with the numeric 70 indicating a manufacture date of 1970. The webbing is of a standard utility grade with a heavy weave.