Original German WWII Artillery Rucksack- Grade 3 U.S. Equipment First produced for Police use

First produced for Police use in the late Victorian era of the 1890s these were traditionally fitted with a very large magnifying lens 2

Hauptmann Springer pushed one of the guards toward an American

may show signs of storage age

usually called simply the Bren

British WW2 manufacture

Original German WWII Artillery Rucksack- Grade 3 U.S. Equipment First produced for Police useOriginal Item: Purchased in Norway in 1987 this is the real thing! Straight from Military storage these are ORIGINAL German WW2 issue canvas and leather green Rucksacks specifically issued to German Artillery units. Well documented in "UNIFORMS & TRADITIONS OF THE GERMAN ARMY 1933 1945" by ANGOLIA and SCHLICHT, see page 90 for photographs and script. Adopted on 21st February 1940 by General order # HM 40, No. 298 we have one original crate straight