What Are These Items??

[RHClarke]

I took the family for a drive to see the beauty of the change of seasons. The drive past Rockland, Ontario along the Ottawa river was beautiful. A lot of yellows and some red tints to the local countryside.

We came upon a flea market and decided to stop in. At one booth I found these two items:



Since the C Broad Arrow peeked out at me, I had to buy them. the bags are canvas, about a foot deep, and the straps are about a foot long each. There are two soft metal strips riveted along the opposite lengths of the bags.

I really don't know what they are for, but they are vintage Canadian military items. Anyone out there with some ideas???

The tag is a shipping tag with almost all of the ink faded out.