Vintage Aussie spanner and axe on eBay

[Max Replica]

Not mine. Just FYI. Ships from the U.S..
http://cgi.ebay.com/Fire-Brigade-firema ... 500wt_1156

Item #: 280584087873

[Max59]

So these were originally separate from the Browne rig? And they added the rig and D rings after?

[Max Replica]

All of the vintage Aussie firefighting tool sets I've seen have been on belts like the one pictured above on eBay.
So yes, it is assumed that they pulled off the axe and spanner pouches from a belt like this one, discarded the fireman's belt, and slid them onto a sam browne belt instead.