War-time or post-war A-frame?

[Fiziwater]

This is a late-war, or post-war Czech or Polish made, A-frame.

 

chatGPT describes it as: German A-frame field pack harness (A-Rahmen), canvas and leather, consistent with late-WWII or immediate postwar manufacture. Shows signs of small-batch or depot-level production, using simplified hardware and mixed materials, adding: If this were a repro, we’d expect neater stitching or more commercial leather — this one shows genuine aging and use.

 

BTW, it smells exactly like my even older WWI US equipment.

Chat wasn’t able to nail down whether it was war-time or postwar. I don’t possess books on late-war/post-war German style military equipment. If this looks familiar to someone in-the-know, with references, a more precise identification could be an education for me, and maybe others on the forum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SARGE]

I have not encountered a brace like this before.  Sorry I can't help.

 

[Rayray]

Looks original. A lot of European countries used war time post war and remarked them. 

[Mac the Knife]

It looks original to me. I agree with Rayray, these were put back into service post-war by various European countries. Are any of the straps marked?

[Fiziwater]

Sorry for the delay in responding. Thanks for the interest.

No markings appear on the straps, or anywhere else. I had acquired the other accouterments typically attached to an A-Frame, and was desperate for the A-Frame itself. In 2018 I found this on eBay for $215 from a German seller with 99.9% feedback, and who described it as "Original German WWII A-Frame".

I see some obvious differences when compared to examples in Osprey's German Combat Equipments 1939-45.

I think its authentic based on the condition, but would love to see something that documents exactly who would have produced it, and when.