Original U.S. Civil War Early “Hardpack” Knapsack with 51st Regimental Unit Marking Painted on Flap U.S. Grenades a soldier in the Wehrmacht

a soldier in the Wehrmacht

There are small age spots

This is what gives the steel "grain"

The knife was made out of high-quality metal and had a typical blade length of 6–8 inches

Original U.S. Civil War Early “Hardpack” Knapsack with 51st Regimental Unit Marking Painted on Flap U.S. Grenades a soldier in the WehrmachtOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an original U. S. Civil War wood framed "Hard Pack" Knapsack or Backpack. Dating between the 1860 1865 this Union issue Civil War pack is painted on the front flap with a 51 in white. There were multiple regiments with the number 51 in the American Civil War, including regiments from Virginia, Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia, Wisconsin, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, so we cant say for certain which one this