haversack
Sign in to saveAlso known as leather bag, sack, leather pouch, small pack
thumb|upright=1.4|World War II-era American infantryman with a haversack at his hip hanging from a shoulder strap
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- Subclass of
- fashion accessory
- Image
- Sturmabteilung SA Uniform Brotbeutel Tasche Haversack bread bag 1930s Braunhemden brownshirts NSDAP Nazi party paramilitary unit USHMM No restrictions on access use 1997.116.1.7 002.800x800.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bread bags
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- different from
- breadbox
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Commonwealth usage
- U.S. Army
- U.S. Marine Corps
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thumb|upright=1.4|World War II-era American infantryman with a haversack at his hip hanging from a shoulder strap
A haversack, musette bag, or small pack is a bag with a single shoulder strap. Although similar to a backpack, the single shoulder strap differentiates this type from other backpacks. There are exceptions to this general rule.
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