GERRY BOULDER COLORADO ARMY GREEN 1950s INT BRACE TEARDROP RUCKSACK BACKPACK

Description

GERRY
BOULDER COLORADO
AMAZING ORIGINAL VINTAGE
TEARDROP STYLE
RUCKSACK - BACKPACK
ORIGINAL GERRY
MOUNTAIN LOGO WITH
NAME IN CURSIVE WRITING
RARE - COLLECTIBLE
ONE OF THE FIRST
AND OLDEST EXAMPLES
OF THIS GERRY PACK
SHOWING THE TRANSITION
FROM MILITARY TO
CIVILIAN
RECREATIONAL USE POST WW2
OLIVE GREEN BALLISTIC
NYLON FEEL BODY
TEAR DROP SHAPE
SIDE COMPARTMENTS
AND TOP FLAP
TOP FLAP IS SECURED BY
EXTERNAL
CORDS THROUGH
NYLON
LASHINGS
AND KNOTTED
TOP DRAWSTRING OPENING
TIES CLOSED
2 METAL INTERNAL
BONING
LIKE BRACES
MEASURING 14" IN LENGTH
BY 5/8" IN WIDTH
ORIGINAL WIDE ARMY GREEN
NYLON
STRAPS ATTCHED TO
THE BAG VIA A LARGE
ALUMINUM
D-RING
D-RING SECURES TO
THE BAG VIA
A THICK PIECE
OF
LEATHER
RIVETED
TO
THE BODY AND
TOP OF
THE INTERNAL BRACES
ORIGINAL LEATHER AND SUEDE
CUSHIONED SHOULDER PADS
ALUMINUM GROMMETS AND
RIVITS ALL STILL ATTACHED
2 STRAPS AT SIDE TOP
HAVE BEEN REPLACED
WITH NEW BLACK & RED
NYLON STRAPS WITH
VEL-CRO CLOSURES
GREAT VINTAGE
PRE OWNED CONDITION
ORIGINAL OWNERS NAME
WRITTEN INSIDE THE
TOP FLAP SHOWS THROUGH
FAINTLY
WHEN FLAP IN PLACE
2 SMALL HOLES AT THE
BOTTOM
OF THE SACK
WHERE
THE INTERNAL
FRAME CONNECTS
TO THE
BASE OF THE
SHOULDER STRAPS
SHOWN IN FINAL PHOTOS
MINOR FRAYING OF
EXTERNAL
WEBBING "NYLON LASHINGS"
ALL ZIPPERS FUNCTION PROPERLY
SOME CORDS HAVE BEEN REPLACED
EMPTY WEIGHT - 1 POUND 11 OZ
MEASUREMENTS:
BASE RECTANGLE - 12" X 7"
HEIGHT - 18"
WIDTH AT TOP INCLUDING
SIDE COMPARTMENTS - 17"
PLEASE SEE ALL PHOTOS
ASK ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS
CONFIRM MEASUREMENTS
AND OVERALL CONDITION
NO RETURNS