ww2 german combatant backsack

[The woodpecker]

Goodmorning guys. I have been offered this ww2 german combatant backsack. As always,i would appreciate your advice. Is this original and combatant or only for parades????

[Danmark]

Too sloppy for parades IMO .....LOL. Looks a wartime one ( should be a date on the leather piece at the top where the straps afix ) that replaced the M39 'Affe' Tornister ( the pony hide backpack )
Dan

[The woodpecker]

thanks dan

[meyle77]

It looks like mountain troop backpack or possibly para-military.

[lebus12]

Perhaps a late model, in Alsace we find such bags. They are simple with perhaps the rbnr on the upper back on the web part.

[Mark K]

Here is an interesting photo from my collection of this style of pack in use in the field notice the Zeltbahns and mess tins attached to the packs .
As well as a few images of my own pack for comparison there were different variations of this pack manufactured for the Wehrmacht and I do believe there was a larger variation manufactured for Gebirgsjäger units notice mine has no leather shoulder straps attached as is set up to be used with Koppeltragegestell für Infanterie (Y-straps).

Regards Mark K

[Horrido]

Yes...it's 1000% original...even by the fuzzy pictures!
Mark...have you noticed how they put pieces of internal suspenders for the early tunics to good use on your rucksack?
Cheers

[Mark K]

Hey Lou you have a good eye pieces from the internal suspenders were used on this pack for the strapping for the D rings as well as the reinforcing material on the back of the pack .

Regards Mark K

[The woodpecker]

you are all awesome,thanks again for the help