Finnish external frame rucksack, green, surplus

The rubberized ugly cousin of the legendary LJK rucksack, this monstrosity is probably meant as a medic ruck. However, apart from a few small details, it could be like any external frame ruck made a couple of decades back.

• Waterproof external steel frame ruck
• Height 72 cm, width 46 cm, weight 3,4 kg, volume maybe 100 litres
• Possibly medic issue

Like most others, this is one helluva big external frame ruck, with a surprisingly advanced harness system made of... leather. The insides comprise a large main compartment, two side pockets, and two interesting frontal openings lower pockets. All of these are covered with a huge lid. The whole thing is waterproof thanks to the rubberized fabric.

When you throw the lid out of the way, there's a ladder-style attachment base which you are supposed to run straps through to attach more stuff. The lid is so big you can even fit your partner under it, so don't worry about it. The straps might not be included, but any up 17 mm (0,67") diameter ones will do. When you're ready, the package can be secured with two horizontal compression straps.

The frame is steel and harness leather. The rucksack can be removed from the frame if you want to use the frame for anything else, like carrying firewood or the kids. The harness system is actually pretty cool, with such features as a sternum strap, padded hip belt, and metal clip hooks meant for God-knows-what.

A word about the materials. The main fabric is rubberized nylon or something, and quite thick. The leather parts are properly thick too and FDF grey in color. Everything else is steel!

Two grades

Grade 1

In lightly used, very good shape. There might be some rust on the metal parts due to long storage.

Grade 2

Heavily used. There's a lot of wear and you might have to even repair something. Fortunately, these kinds of things actually can be repaired!

Finnish army surplus!

Genuine Finnish army surplus, probably made in the '80s. We don't know a lot about these. We were told they were medical rucksacks but go figure. There are two distinct colors; dark green and light green. We won't pick, you get one or the other.