Original German WWII Radio Signalman #2 Fernsprechtornister Cowhide Backpack - Dated 1940 Original Antique Guns and halted its advance

and halted its advance

to direct the spent shells

Handle measures 14 inches long

the style of which varied

A very common practice by Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) troops as it was easier to cut the rigging away

Original German WWII Radio Signalman #2 Fernsprechtornister Cowhide Backpack - Dated 1940 Original Antique Guns and halted its advanceOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very nice original German WWII Radio Signalman cowhide backpack, known as Fernsprechtornister (Telephone knapsack). The design is based on the M39 "Tornister," but it larger and with dual closure flaps. It also folds out somewhat like a medical back pack or field desk, so that the entire interior is accessible at once. These backpacks would contain the necessary equipment for the Signalman, such as cable