Soviet Saddle Bags

[Red Falcon]

Hello All,

Here are two soviet saddle bags

The first is dated, of excellent quality is dated 1930. Unfortunately it has some water staining.
I bought if a few years ago from a lady who's grandad was killed fighting rebels in western Mongolia in 1932.

The second saddle bag is much lighter, flatter and slightly larger (and handier), and is dated 1953

[Mehti Safarov]

Good stuff. The presswork on the coverside refers to MARXIST (Марксист) tannage factory in Leningrad. The inside stamp dated 1953 shows PROLETARIY (Пролетарий) tannage, Leningrad.

[Red Falcon]

Thanks Mehti. The "Marxist" stamp was hard to see, so I rubbed in some flour to create a contrast, and used a flash on the camera. Was worth it, you have kindly identified the factory.