German Artillery Rucksack: Genuine WW2 Issue (GRADE 1) Hand Select:No spanner wrench for the spanner

spanner wrench for the spanner nut (“bun nut”) that retains the hammer

and a large return spring

Shell paint colors towards the end of the war typically ran to matte gray-green

Bearing traces of both waffen amt markings and codes these are heavily blue/blacked in excellent condition

We have received a new shipment of torch cut receivers which comply with BATF specifications

German Artillery Rucksack: Genuine WW2 Issue (GRADE 1) Hand Select:No spanner wrench for the spannerOriginal Item: Purchased in Norway in 1987 this is the real thing! Straight from Military storage these are ORIGINAL German WW2 issue canvas and leather green Rucksacks specifically issued to German Artillery units. Well documented in "UNIFORMS & TRADITIONS OF THE GERMAN ARMY 1933 1945" by ANGOLIA and SCHLICHT, see page 90 for photographs and script. Adopted on 21st February 1940 by General order # HM 40, No. 298 we have one original crate straight