Original German WWII Gebirgsjäger Mountain Trooper M31 Tornister Backpack - RB Number Marked Hotchkiss MG old repairs

old repairs

Commonly known as the "JUNGLE FIGHTING" Bayonet

The thin leather scabbard is sewn with string type cord of Native manufacture and the entire front is covered with small shells all sewn in sequence around two large bone carvings of human faces

We do not know what type of aircraft it was from but the reverse of the star is marked: MIGHTEX FABRICS CAA 150-C15

The FJM may also be opened by flipping the blade release lever while flicking the wrist holding the knife

Original German WWII Gebirgsjäger Mountain Trooper M31 Tornister Backpack - RB Number Marked Hotchkiss MG old repairsOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very nice service used example of the Large Model 1931 Tornister (Knapsack) Backpack, used by German Army Gebirgsjger Mountain Troopers. This is the back pack that the later M41 Tornister used by all Wehrmacht forces was based on, in a scaled down form. This pack is quite large, and it needed to be, as the mountain troopers operated away from the main supply lines, and the weather and conditions were far