Original German WWII M41 Luftwaffe Blue Tornister Backpack by Bieck & Co. K.-G. with All Leather Fittings - dated 1942 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns The characters on the fuchi

The characters on the fuchi are inlaid silver

The remaining plating also shows some lovely tarnishing in areas

- Order of the Rising Sun

the fighting became bitter hand-to-hand combat

Original German WWII M41 Luftwaffe Blue Tornister Backpack by Bieck & Co. K.-G. with All Leather Fittings - dated 1942 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns The characters on the fuchiOriginal Item. Only One Available. Derived from the Model 1931 used by Mountain troops, the M41 Tornister (Knapsack) Backpack or Rucksack also completely replaced the Tornister 39 in tropical zones. Later in the war it became the standard pattern used by all parts of the Wehrmacht. This is a very nice example of the Luftwaffe version of the Tornister M41, in the correct blue color, with gray buckles. This example features the early pattern all leather