Afrikakorps MG34 machine gun pouch in beige Preßstoff
(gut) 1942 WaA41 Schürmann & Co, Walther, Lederwarenfabrik, Bielefeld
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Very rare set.
Original Afrikakorps WW2.
Collector.
Machine gunners' saddlebags were originally made of leather, but later, when leather became scarce and was used for more important purposes, they were made of Preßstoff, or ersatz, a pressed paper material.
They are available in black, beige and gray.
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Definition of Preßstoff :
- Preßstoff is the German term for a type of ersatz or artificial leather used in the first half of the 20th century.
- It was one of the earliest artificial leathers.
- It was made from specially laminated paper pulp with a leather finish and treated for water resistance.
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Afrikakorps MG34 machine gun pouch in beige Preßstoff
(gut) 1942 WaA41 Schürmann & Co, Walther, Lederwarenfabrik, Bielefeld
.
Very rare set.
Original Afrikakorps WW2.
Collector.
