M31 Rucksack Unissued with RBNr. lavin It is simply amazing that

It is simply amazing that it didn't get used up

both could use a cleaning

A few loose seams and fraying at the neck (can be restitched fairly easily)

This style of sharpener did exist in the 1930's but was also produced after the war

M31 Rucksack Unissued with RBNr. lavin It is simply amazing thatThis is a nice example of a German rucksack for several reasons. For starters, it is unissued and in very good condition. In addition to that, it was manufactured with materials salvaged from several sources making it a nice example to study. The webbing used is a mix of standard German webbing along with some British webbing which would have been made from captured British equipment from 1940 France and Greece. The wide gray webbing on the back is