WW2 GERMAN MODEL 1939 PONY FUR TOURNISTER BACKPACK WITH SHOULDER STRAPS

This original German Tournister backpack is a model 1939.  It has Pony Fur on the front side.  The backpack is of canvas with brown leather buckles. Comes also with the shoulder straps. 

The inside opens with two flaps. There are additional pockets on the reverse of the front flap.

The backpack measures approximately 14 inches (37cm) high by 12 inches (30.5cm) wide and 4 inches (10cm) deep. 

Markings on the leather back are: RBN.r stamp D/D390/0067

Pony fur and canvas covered rucksacks such as these were officially called Tornister (Knapsack), first designed in 1934, and were used throughout the German armed forces. 

The design of this pack was later changed in 1938 to have shoulder straps that interfaced with the pistol belt as well as the bottom of the pack. As the war progressed the design was simplified to use less cowhide, and this version is the second, with Pony fur against the back but with the rest of the pack just being canvas with leather trim.