unknown British haversack

[geelong]

Hello i picked this pack up the other day. and i am having trouble trying to identify what its use was for.
i have never seen a back like this. my only thought might for a field radio. at the front says tropic proofed inside has a lining. 3 vent holes underneath.
if some is able to help me with this i would be grateful.
thanks mark

[Warspite]

ZA is the stores prefix for radio gear so I would suspect it is to do with that, but no idea what exactly.

[geelong]

thanks warspite. sometimes with this type of kit it can be hard to nail it.
I was also thinking a mine director pack would have fell into the same category.

[reneblacky]

deffo a radio pack can't say which! but something I'd love to have. Great find Mate

[geelong]

deffo a radio pack can't say which! but something I'd love to have. Great find Mate

i found it at a junk store. cheap too.

[Warspite]

thanks warspite. sometimes with this type of kit it can be hard to nail it.
I was also thinking a mine director pack would have fell into the same category.

I think you are right, somewhere in the back of my mind is a recollection that mine clearance gear is coded with the radios.

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thanks warspite. sometimes with this type of kit it can be hard to nail it.
I was also thinking a mine director pack would have fell into the same category.

I think you are right, somewhere in the back of my mind is a recollection that mine clearance gear is coded with the radios.

[Roger M]

I think it is for the radio set no.46.

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[Roger M]

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It looks like a really good find !

[geelong]

thanks roger m for the help i was struggling with this one. the way the side attachment sits, explains why on my bag there is muck around the hole. great find thanks again. ill be thinking the radio set will be a hard one to find.

[PhantomGuitar]

Definitely for the WS 46. I have a 46 missing a few bits, and i am picking pieces up at the rate of one per year.

To the right person these are worth a bit of money - mine was not dirt cheap. Cheers