WWI M1912 CAVALRY RATION BAGS PACK MEDICAL CORPS

The M1912 Ration Bags were part of the failed experimental 1912 Cavalry Equipment. Consisting of two bags, they were used to carry rations for the cavalrymen. The two bags laced together and could be worn on the back with the two front straps attached to the cartridge belt. Though the bags were a failure for the cavalry, they became part of the Medical Corpsman equipment. The bags were used with the hospital corpsman equipment and worn on the back to carry extra medical items along with personal effects. The awkward nature of the M1910 haversack was unsuitable for use by the hospital corpsman who needed easy access to items in the pack. Excellent and dated 1918