Rare 1947 SWISS TANK WELDING KIT Canvas Tool Bag RUCKSACK BACKPACK Fully Stocked
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Rare Swiss Tank Welding Kit
Backpack / Rucksack
~ c1947 ~
Rare, Stocked, Swiss Army Canvas Tool Bag. The design of this most awesome of all tool bags is a masterpiece of Swiss design and carry engineering, built out of the famous Swiss salt & pepper flax and nettle canvas ...of the post war era and thick full grain saddlery leather and anodised aluminum buckles, all beautifully and robustly hand-stitched together. Square in shape, the pack features a clever fold-out design which opens out to give a truly huge array of internal pockets with a place for everything, and even a built-in leather pouch for smaller items or hardware. A great bag for carrying or storing an array of bushcraft tools, or for a motorcycle or vehicle tool kit. Or it can be used as a messenger-style bag for other items, maps, jacket or water bottles etc.
But as you can see - this is already stocked as it was originally intended - as a welding kit. It's difficult to know if incidental items may be missing. What I can tell is that what remains is completely original. Nothing has been substituted or replaced: this includes the various small tools that are all of European manufacture. I found an identical rucksack on a website called 1924.US. Although their backpack was empty - they were confident it was originally from 1947 and a 'Swiss Tank Welding Kit'. Since there were no tools inside theirs ~ yet they still believed it to be a welding kit like mine ~ I tend to believe their title and dating.
All the leather straps and sturdy and strong. There is some expected wear to the salt and pepper canvas because of the decades of carrying the weight of the tools inside.
In Very Good Vintage Condition:
Few Items, Like the Spirits Canister, Dented.
Please see photos for further details
Thanks for Looking and Good Luck BiddingSW15JC
Rare Swiss Tank Welding Kit
Backpack / Rucksack
~ c1947 ~
Rare, Stocked, Swiss Army Canvas Tool Bag. The design of this most awesome of all tool bags is a masterpiece of Swiss design and carry engineering, built out of the famous Swiss salt & pepper flax and nettle canvas ...of the post war era and thick full grain saddlery leather and anodised aluminum buckles, all beautifully and robustly hand-stitched together. Square in shape, the pack features a clever fold-out design which opens out to give a truly huge array of internal pockets with a place for everything, and even a built-in leather pouch for smaller items or hardware. A great bag for carrying or storing an array of bushcraft tools, or for a motorcycle or vehicle tool kit. Or it can be used as a messenger-style bag for other items, maps, jacket or water bottles etc.
But as you can see - this is already stocked as it was originally intended - as a welding kit. It's difficult to know if incidental items may be missing. What I can tell is that what remains is completely original. Nothing has been substituted or replaced: this includes the various small tools that are all of European manufacture. I found an identical rucksack on a website called 1924.US. Although their backpack was empty - they were confident it was originally from 1947 and a 'Swiss Tank Welding Kit'. Since there were no tools inside theirs ~ yet they still believed it to be a welding kit like mine ~ I tend to believe their title and dating.
All the leather straps and sturdy and strong. There is some expected wear to the salt and pepper canvas because of the decades of carrying the weight of the tools inside.
In Very Good Vintage Condition:
Few Items, Like the Spirits Canister, Dented.
Please see photos for further details
Thanks for Looking and Good Luck BiddingSW15JC
