British WWII Era Commando P42 Bergen Rucksack 20th Century they declared themselves not to

they declared themselves not to be aggressors

one about 8 inches long and another about 11 inches long

Nevertheless these are Original WWI British Military Issue each being Broad Arrow Marks and dates

Later new brighter pea-green shade was introduced

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British WWII Era Commando P42 Bergen Rucksack 20th Century they declared themselves not toOriginal Item: Just two days after the end of the Dunkirk evacuation in June of 1940, the British Commandos were created, after a request from Winston Churchill to form an elite butcher and bolt raiding force to generate a reign of terror down the enemy coast. It soon became apparent that such an outfit would need load bearing equipment that would support long range independent operation, in other words, large capacity, versatile design, and rugged