French Canvas Duffle Bag, Green, Surplus

Ahoy, matey! Here’s a rugged duffel bag for all real and pretend sailors. It is big, greenish, and of course, an old school surplus item. These seem to be French.

Features

Tubular in form, as duffel bags tend to be. There is a carry/throw handle on the side, as well as an adjustable shoulder strap. The shoulder strap hook closes the metal loop-ring system on the top of the bag. There is also an inner flap to protect the goods from salty sea air.

• Cotton canvas material
• Size when flattened 55 x 77 cm / 22” x 30”
• Roughly 60 liters in volume when closed
• Weight 850 g / 1.9 lbs

Landlubbers take note!

We have no real knowledge if these have actually been used by sailors. And even if they were, these will probably work the same for everyone else, too. A bag’s a bag.

French surplus

These are most likely from France, the stamp says Clermont-Ferrand. The bags seem unused – some patina might be on them from the long while they were in storage. These are pretty sturdy, they will endure even the rough and tumble of sailor activities.