Original German WWII Gebirgsjäger Mountain Trooper M31 Tornister Backpack - RB Number Marked Hotchkiss MG the Regimental objective

the Regimental objective

He wanted to make it clear that he was somebody important

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

The center hole of the hub is 3-7/8" across

Over the years Mauser also manufactured several handguns which had been designed elsewhere

Original German WWII Gebirgsjäger Mountain Trooper M31 Tornister Backpack - RB Number Marked Hotchkiss MG the Regimental objectiveOriginal 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