Saving Swedish army M39 backpacks (älgpungen) from decay!

[@BiznessWizard]

Beautiful restoration job! Thank you for showing the steps and the amount of work it involved.

[@Nordstreben]

Thank you so much for your kind reply!

[@congithu5026]

Wonderful job!

[@Nordstreben]

Thank you so much!

[@Borealtskogliv]

Veldig interesant å se hele prosessen. Bra video

[@Nordstreben]

Tack så mycket! 🙂

[@misfit1310]

This was awesome to watch!

[@Nordstreben]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@martinhirtreiter8499]

Gute Arbeit 👍

[@Nordstreben]

Besten Dank 🙂

[@J3N2]

Awesome job, man!

[@Nordstreben]

Thank you so much! 🙂

[@lll-8888]

Been waiting for this sir!

[@ofcourseofcoursebutmaybe]

Interesting. Is this similar to the LaFuma version from France. I noticed the Germans were also producing it when they were in France. Wonder if Sweden was some how also involved in the design of a better version.

[@Nordstreben]

I actually don't know the french version. But as far as I know the design is originally from Bergans of Norway. The main difference seems to be that the Swedish design does not include outer pockets.

[@ダグラス-k9h]

Hello,I bought this item. Great item!!!Please tell me how to paint shoulders’ leather !!!What is material to paint???

[@ダグラス-k9h]

Thanks !!!

[@rembrandema]

Hİ, I have a bag made in 1955. One leather strap is normal but the other strap has a clip. Do you have any ideas what this hanging clip does?

[@Nordstreben]

Hi! Do you mean on the shoulder strap?

[@rembrandema]

Yes, there is a metal part on the shoulder strap? I wonder what is its function? Do you have information?

[@Nordstreben]

I can not really imagine what it looks like but if I had to take a wild(!) guess I would assume that it maybe was intended for attaching the field bottle.

[@さけごりら]

Hi, nice to meet you. I am looking into M39. The X-shaped leather part on the back of M39 is usually white, but I have seen brown ones. What do you think is the difference? Please teach me if you know. Thank you.

[@Nordstreben]

Hi, nice to meet you too. As far I only have seen m/39 backpacks with a white leather part on the back. However, I noticed slight differences on the m/39 rucksacks i own regarding the colour of the canvas, the leather straps and some minor metal parts. The rucksacks were issued during the war era and still used during the post-war era and there seems to be different models of the m/39 backpack. So my unqualified guess is that besides different model series differences may have its origin in different production standards. If you want to do more research maybe digitaltmuseum.se/ can be helpful. If you use the search term "Ryggsäck m/1939" you will find some entries with additional information. Interestingly they list a m/39 backpack with side pouches and additional leather strap for the Swedish Volunteer Corps during the Winter War. All the best! //Torre

[@johnrhodes3350]

This is purely my suspicion.. I just watched another video, where the canvas was very light in colour. The guy though it was bleached by the Sunshine with age. But it was very even in tone and so light it was the colour of dirty snow. There's your Clue. I suspect that there was a winter version and some parts may get mixed up over time. Or replaced damaged or worn out parts. Really I wouldn't worry about it too much. It's all just character.

[@spookmotrtimore22]

Hi Torre.. That was a step by step restoration job.. They all turned out looking almost brand new...I shall keep an eye out for you on ebay now...Its an ideal day pack or maybe two..What part of the world do you live please because its beautiful.............Stay Safe,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@Nordstreben]

Thanks a lot. It was a fun project mostly during evening hours after work days. Yes, I even used it for a winter trip once (~24 hours). I live in northern europe on the Swedish east coast.

[@fredrikjohansson1620]

Jag undrar vad för produkter du smörjer läderremmarna?

[@Nordstreben]

Hejsan. Förlåt mitt sena svar. Först änvände jag läderolja (Gold Quality Läderolja) och sedan läderfett (Tallipoika leather grease).

[@fredrikjohansson1620]

Okej tackar för svar😊 jag håller på att fixa upp en gammal m39 ryggsäck oanvänd så den behöver smörjas in😃

[@Nordstreben]

Vad spännande! 🙂 Det kommer nog att gå åt ganska mycket olja om lädret är urtorkat. Men sen har du en fin rygga. 🤗