British Commando Bergen ?

[karkee]

Sorry, bergens fall outside of my realm of knowledge.

Great pack though HistoryMan!

[HistoryMan]

Sorry, bergens fall outside of my realm of knowledge.

Great pack though HistoryMan!

Thanks anyway Karkee

[HistoryMan]

Any more ideas on this guys, still not seen another like it ??

Cheers

[ILH]

It has the WD stamp so not civilian use I suppose

SOE perhaps ??

I have my doubts about SOE... Would have thought their kit was sanitized ( no markings or anything else that might giveaway its allied origin).

[cammobunker]

The ink handwriting looks like a sharpie-like pen of some type, not something that existed in the 1940's...I believe that can be ascribed to postwar ownership.
I wonder if this is an alternate version of the P42 bergen? The shoulder strap arrangement looks pretty uncomfortable but significantly less complex to make than the standard P42...an economy version of the P42?
Honestly, that thing looks like it would have been miserable to wear...the deep curve of the frame, the minimalist shoulder bits, the whole thing looks designed to wear holes in you.
If this was experimental I'm betting it was a failure.