Slade–Wallace equipment

[3] It was the standard equipment worn by British and Imperial infantry during the Second Boer War.

It proved unsuitable for holding modern ammunition, because the pouches had been designed before the introduction of the clip charger which allowed for rapid reloading, and could only accommodate individual rounds.

As a stop-gap measure, the leather 1903 Bandolier Equipment was issued, but it quickly proved to be unsuitable for infantry use and was itself replaced by the 1908 Pattern Webbing.

[4] After the outbreak of the First World War, quantities of Slade-Wallace equipment sets were brought out of storage for the use of recruits in training,[5] and was used on active service by some British colonial troops in the East African campaign.

There are examples of what is believed to be a magazine pouch, introduced around 1900, that match the pattern of Slade–Wallace equipment in fittings and materials, but were not strictly included in the set.