USMC M-1941 1st Pattern Knapsack Early WW2

In this video we take a look at the United States Marine Corps World War II design pack. This M 1941 knapsack is a 1st pattern or type A knapsack. This pack is the equivalent to the M 1944 and M 1945 cargo bag. It is the bottom half of the M 1941 pack system which consist of a haversack knapsack and a set of suspenders and a belt.
These items are part of the 782 gear that was issued to the Marines in World War II Korea Vietnam all the way into the 70s thanks for watching Webgearreview