July Military Auction
Lot 26631:
Description
A WWII-era US Army M1942 pattern mountain rucksack, specifically designed for specialized mountain and ski troops such as the 10th Mountain Division. The pack is constructed from heavy-duty olive drab cotton duck canvas and is mounted on a contoured tubular steel external frame. The main body features a large central compartment with a drawstring top closure protected by a large weather flap. The front of the rucksack has three large external accessory pockets, each secured by a flap and a leather strap with a metal buckle. The suspension system includes adjustable canvas webbing shoulder straps and a wide horizontal webbing belly band designed to distribute weight to the hips. The exterior top flap is stenciled with the characters U.S. in black ink. No manufacturer markings or contract dates are clearly visible in the provided photographs. We do our best to describe all items in the sale, and we definitely take a ton of photos. But, we are not able to guarantee authenticity or era of items in the sale. Please carefully look at all photos (up to 100 in some cases on our in-house platform) to judge for yourself what you are buying. All sales are final. Our in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Wednesday, July 15, from Noon to 5 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: [email protected]. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pickup in 10 days or we will dispose and you will not receive a refund. AB284
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