WWII Musette Bag M1936 (“C. W. BRENEMAR 1943”) Excellent!

Description

WWII Mid-war Musette Bag M1936 (“C. W. BRENEMAR 1943”) Excellent++!!
- This is the
OFFICER’S FIELD BAG, M1936
also issued to and carried by
Paratroopers
,
NCOs, Tankers, Medics
, personnel with
Crew-served weapons
. These
M1936 Field Bags
were also “standard travel luggage” for
AAF personnel, Bomber crews
.
- These
Musette Bags
hung from the turrets of
Lee, Stuart,
and
Sherman tanks
and
Jeep’s
in every theater of the war.
- By 1944 much Army contract gear was being supplied to the
U. S. Marine Corps
, especially the
1st MAR DIV,
despite the Corps having many similar proprietary items, such as their
USMC-specific  M1936 Musette Bag.
- Made of single-ply heavy
OD#3 CANVAS Duck.
-
ZERO
fraying, major staining, holes, stray markings, or corrosion to the metal hardware. Only the slightest wear to the finish on the
Black Snap
Hooks
and the
Black Ball Tips
on the 1” Web Straps.
- The bottom of the Bag is
CLEAN
. The interior is
IMMACULATE
.
- Issued as evidenced by the last 4 digits of an an
A.S.N.
prefixed by an indistinguishable letter, which may be the letter ‘
O
’ denting Officer ownership. Stamped twice on the underside of the Flap.
- Far superior to the
M1928 Haversack
, which to access in combat was an exercise in “origami” folding and unfolding.
- As expected on a mid-war,
1943
dated piece of web gear, all of Hardware (
Adjustable Buckles, “Convex” Friction Buckles, Buttons, D-Rings, Ball Tips, Snap Hooks)
is made of
stamped Blackened STEEL
.
- The
“U.S.”
cypher on the Flap is bold and legible.
- This manufacturer,
"C. W. BRENEMAR 1943"
is a rarely seen name on WW2 web gear.