Wehrmacht (Heer) Combat Rucksack (Rucksack). During the war the early M34 and M39 Affe backpacks were found to be too expensive and time consuming to produce which resulted in the production of a wide variety of less expensive canvas construction combat rucksacks and backpacks. This is a late-war rucksack, executed in green, 'heavy-duty' cotton and has a rounded fold over top flap. The rucksack is having leather closure and carrying straps, the leather straps are made of recycled materials. The rucksack is nicely maker marked and dated 'rot 1945'. Nice original 1945 dated late-war rucksack in very good, near mint, condition!