Description: Sac à dos Mle. 50/53 TAP. Sac à dos Mle. 50/53 TAP The sac à dos Mle. 50/53 TAP is a beast of pack that weighs close to ten pounds unloaded. The pack consists of an external frame with a shelf at the bottom and a crude suspension system with a band that rests against the back part of the wearer’s waist. Attached to the frame is a very large olive drab pack bag with confusing array of straps, one large main compartment, two side pockets with snap closures, and a wide middle pocket on the back with a zipper. This pack saw little if any field use in Indochina or Algeria, which not surprising considering how large, cumbersome, and uncomfortable it is. The only evidence I have of it is one packbag lashed to the spare tire of a Hotchkiss M201 (French license-made Jeep copy) and a line of packs on the upper shelf in the barracks of an ariborne unit (11e BPC, if I recall correctly). So, I surmise that the packs were issued, relegated to tasks where they didn't have to be carried, or just not used, stuck in a corner, and turned back in after a soldier’s time was up.
Price: 75 USD
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-09-01T10:28:07.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
Theme: Militaria
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region of Origin: United States
