Packboard, 1st pattern, W. L. DUMAS MFG. CO. 1943, with Pack, Canvas, Medical
€575.00
Tax included
Genuine WWII US Yukon packboard, 1st pattern, dated 1943.
An early-war design taken after a local Alaskan pack. A wooden and canvas frame supports heavy loads lashed on with cord strung on the side hooks. It was mainly used in steep, difficult terrain to resupply front line troops. The various loads could be radios, heavy weapons, ration and ammo boxes, water and gasoline cans etc.
Delivered with a nice OD 7 canvas medical pack intended for carrying first-aid supplies and other medical devices. The pack, which could weight up to 40 pounds when loaded, was used as a possible substitute for the medical chests at forward aid stations; thanks to its various straps, it could be attached to both the early or late versions of the above-mentioned packboard, and saw extensive use in the medical detachments of infantry regiments and other special units, such as the First Special Service Force.
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