Original German WWII Tornister 34 Cowhide Backpack with Shoulder Straps - Dated 1937 U.S. Uniforms The leather covers are just

The leather covers are just beginning to come a little unstrung

After processing German prisoners of war

and were made of white bakelite instead of dark brown

Size 68 shells are incredibly hard to find and are therefore most valuable to a collector

Original German WWII Tornister 34 Cowhide Backpack with Shoulder Straps - Dated 1937 U.S. Uniforms The leather covers are justOriginal Item. Only One Available. This cowhide covered rucksack was known as the Tornister Model 34 (developed in 1934) and was later fitted with new style straps in 1939. As the war progressed the design was simplified for economical and practical reasons so the cowhide cover was eliminated making these packs especially scarce on today's collector market. This example of a wartime rucksack comes complete with the 1939 issue shoulder straps. It