Original German WWII Tornister 34 Cowhide Backpack with Shoulder Straps - Dated 1937 U.S. Uniforms PEPE USMC serial number 800894

PEPE USMC serial number 800894 was a member of the 25th Marine Regiment (25th Marines) in the 4th Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps and participated in some of the most well known battles in the Pacific Theatre during WWII

The leather covers are just beginning to come a little unstrung

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

together with multiple other Sepoy Regiments in Northern India))

Luckily IMA was able to rescue some

Original German WWII Tornister 34 Cowhide Backpack with Shoulder Straps - Dated 1937 U.S. Uniforms PEPE USMC serial number 800894Original 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