Camo Rucksack

[Panzergrenadiere71]

Hi!!!Me again .I'd like to know yours opinions on this camo rucksack. or .Thank you.

Regards

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[9SSHohenstaufen]

ive never seen anything quite like this before, i like the stitching used. i really cant give a yes or no on this however.

[Frosch]

Rucksacks of this quality and Bergen manufacturing style appear every now and then at fairs and flea markets in Germany.

Judging from what I have handled/seen in the past, I think this is probably a post-war item made using wartime material. With many people on the move and few privately owned cars in immediate post-war Europe, there was a lot of demand among returning POWs and displaced persons for these items, which were mostly used up to cover post-war shortages.

Has anyone got a wartime stamped/dated one like this? If so, I would very much like to see them.

/David

[derspiess63]

In my humble opinion this one looks like one of the hundreds of strange "ersatz" rucksacks sold each year by someone Furio P. from Leghorn(Livorno)Italy!
Me, I don't like it very much and second our friend point about the many rucksacks made after the war with original materials which surface every now and then at militaria fairs all over Europe!

[Michael Kuligowski]

maybe it's swiss made ?? - frame looks more like swiss style backpacks - and they used this material... - but it'sa not german pre45 IMHo..

[Peter Moelans]

It doesn't appear to be made from Swiss splittertarn.

[Panzergrenadiere71]

Ok.This is the maker mark.Something to add??

Cheers

[derspiess63]

My opinion remains the same;this backpack has been made well after WW2 and a piece of leather with a marking wouldn't be enough if this pack has been put together with scrap pieces....it would be sort of riveting an aluminum manufacturer's plate removed from a Messerschmitt Bf109 on a 1967 VW Microbus...it surely wouldn't turn the latter into an Augsburg Adler!
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[Panzergrenadiere71]

Camo Rucksack

Hi guys ,thank for the replies,I respect yours opinions but I don't agree at all.My english is poor but I'll try to be clear as possible.
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The construction is not "field made" as the most of the post -war rucksack but,it's just the opposite.The high construction tecnique ,with a metal frame seems to be factory made.
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The rucksack present a system for a rapid unhooking.Why if the rucksack was made for civil use?
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The cloth is not from zehltbann,it's very natural to the touch,not treated against water .Same pattern inside and outside the rucksack(not Swiss pattern).
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There is a maker's mark.Why?The mark is not clearly visible.I found it only under the sunlight.If it's a fake mark(I dont' think so,a punch is expensive to make not cheap)and I'm the faker,I'll put it in a visible place,don 't you think?
So,I believe there is still somethig to discover.Just my humble opinion.
Cheers

[Peter Moelans]

Hi guys ,thank for the replies,I respect yours opinions but I don't agree at all.My english is poor but I'll try to be clear as possible.
N.1
The construction is not "field made" as the most of the post -war rucksack but,it's just the opposite.The high construction tecnique ,with a metal frame seems to be factory made.
N.2
The rucksack present a system for a rapid unhooking.Why if the rucksack was made for civil use?
N.3
The cloth is not from zehltbann,it's very natural to the touch,not treated against water .Same pattern inside and outside the rucksack(not Swiss pattern).
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There is a maker's mark.Why?The mark is not clearly visible.I found it only under the sunlight.If it's a fake mark(I dont' think so,a punch is expensive to make not cheap)and I'm the faker,I'll put it in a visible place,don 't you think?
So,I believe there is still somethig to discover.Just my humble opinion.
Cheers

I'm allso not convinced of the non-authenticity of this piece. If everything goes well, I'm going to have a piece like this within a week, for inspection purposes. I'll post pics as soon as possible.

[Peter Moelans]

I showed this thread to the seller of my rucksack. The stiching looks hand-made to him, and such a stamping on the leather for a let's say a piece that has to be used roughly isn't as logical as a stamp IN the backpack.