N°3 bag carriere manpack

[wendel daniel]

Hello
Can someone help me to find what is this bag, and witch radio go Inside.
thanks for all
daniel from france

ZA 14044
CARRIER MANPACK
SIGNAL N°3

[Tim Bell]

Nice - never seen one of those before... no idea what it is for.

Tim

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Tim Bell

Nice - never seen one of those before... no idea what it is for.

Tim

Hmmm....

It's around the same numbering as the WS46 (introduced 1942 with parts in the ZA.148xxx range), so pre-dates that.

I think it's a general-purpose waterproof backpack for amphibious landings.
The "duffle bag" top and closing cap with the tapes make that seem likely.

Might just be for getting WS38 Mk.1 or Mk.2 sets ashore without them filling with salt water.

Chris.

[Ed Storey]

Being 1945 dated, it could potentially have been manufactured for Southeast Asia use rather than for NW Europe.

[wendel daniel]

thanks for your answerd.
The same bag was found in Normandie, France a few years, dated 1944.

[Ed Storey]

Just being curious, does being bought in Normandy mean that it was actually manufactured for use NW Europe?