This is a interesting Swiss Military or Army bag from 1970, made from beautiful brown saddle leather, sewn together with white thread. This beautifully made, very high quality bag, called a 'Kartentasche' in German, was originally designed for Swiss Army soldiers to carry a map and other small items.
I have a love for saddle leather and this leather is a rich brown colour, very thick and has been hand-sewn together by a specialist Swiss saddler. On the back of the bag, the following information is stamped:
R.SCHÜTZ (the name of the maker)
Sattlerei
SCHÜPFHEIM (the Swiss town in which the saddler was located)
70 (the year of production)
Also stamped on this Swiss military leather bag is a Swiss cross and the initials 'RK'. We believe that the cross is the sign that the bag has been approved for service in Switzerland's military.
Quite simply, this is a very, very cool bag!
DIMENSIONS:
Height 17cm (6.7")
Length 24cm (9.4")
Width 5.5cm (2.2")
Weight 492g
