I am hoping someone could help me identify my 1915 dated great war Imperial army Tonister / backpack.
This Tonister is different to all of the others I have seen, The shoulder straps are not adjustable at the top as they normally would be, and are stitched in place, and always have been. All others I have seen have three holes and a retaining locking pin.
The internals are also totally different in that the top flap has not got the internal set up to hold the soldiers kit, and there are no connections to fit any.
The main body of the pack is also totally different. Again there are is not the normal layout for boots , kit ect. Just a couple of small straps that close the pack with a hessian curtain.
This all seems totally original, but strange as I have never seen one like this.
One person called it a “Artillery mans Tonister” but I can not find any information anywhere.
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