Paratrooper Map case

**RH1941** · 05-04-2013, 01:23 AM

I picked this up this today thinking just map case. I then showed it to a friend who said he thought it was paratrooper. Can anybody ID this case. Thank for any help Gary

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**RH1941** · 05-04-2013, 12:14 PM

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**Danmark** · 05-04-2013, 01:06 PM

I don't necessarily see it as a paratrooper one - just a period map case. Hard to pin these down to being military also as they were sold generally for hikers / general map containers etc....

A nice looking item however and good to see the strap with it ( issue ones usually went on the belt via loops )
Regards, Dan

**ww2relichunter** · 05-04-2013, 01:46 PM

i see no marking to identify this as a map case used by paratroopers it looks period but could be issued between the 1920s and 1950s but i would doubt their is any conection to a paratrooper !

**meyle77** · 05-04-2013, 02:15 PM

It looks similar to Russian or Polish cases.

**RH1941** · 05-05-2013, 09:41 AM

Thanks guys for looking this case also came with a note telling who brought it back. Note said it was picked up in Africa and carried by the vet for the rest of the war. Note is dated from 1992 . Gary

**ObKrieger** · 05-05-2013, 09:46 AM

BM = Bundermarine? 1951?

**Jerry B** · 05-05-2013, 10:37 AM

not a match for any WWII German examples I have ever seen. similar to Italian versions, but not the same, though it has been a while since I have seen an Italian version.

**VolksJager** · 05-05-2013, 10:40 AM

I agree with the others, no real connection to paratroopers here I think, just looks like a typical map case to me. To be honest I am not sure if its german even but I am not an expert on map cases at all. Looks like a decent case though

Jason