Rare pre war A-frame with brown leather straps an aluminium hardware marked Kritzler K.G., Rebbelroth 1939

This is a rare, pre war variant A-frame which was only produced and issued to a small number of units together with the Y-strap for field trials. The A-frame and Y-strap only became general issue two years later in 1941. Finding Y-straps and A-frames from this era is very rare and finding period photographs of these items in use prior to 1941 is a rarity.

The A-frame is in good, light used condition. The leather straps are a bit dry but still functional. The A-frame is a typical early example manufactured of tightly woven webbing, finished with brown leather straps and all aluminium hardware. This example is nicely marked Kritzler K.G., Rebbelroth 1939. Very hard to find Y-straps or A-frames from this specific timeframe where it was issued for field trials only!