German Backpack Tent Matt Period glass thermos with Bakelite

Period glass thermos with Bakelite on the bottom and a Bakelite cup

The larger box measures about 4 1/4" by 2 3/4" and the smaller box measures 3 1/4" by 2 3/4"

The shell of the nose has no wrench grooves which was common depending on manufacturer and has a very nice and correct stamp in the material

This is a front line piece that would have been used in forward positions and not just in the rear

It is mostly stories but also has some illustrations

German Backpack Tent Matt Period glass thermos with BakeliteThis backpack tent is a piece from my collection of items made in the immediate postwar years from ex military equipment. It is all kinds of unique. It is a one or possibly 2 man tent that rolls up into a backpack which actually forms the foot end of the tent. There is some zeltbahn material, as well as US HBT and US tent material used in its construction. It has a Zipp DRP zipper. It is not complete, it looks like at one time it had an internal hoop