fettcicle
Well-Known Hunter
OK, OK, well, the original seems to be a modified SCBA Harness. The original was all stainless and modified from its original construction. The harness is about 4" wide and 14" tall and the bottom loop that the tank valve rested on was removed. The ends seem like they were cut clean with a pipe cutter. The metal bar that runs across the back, that supports the bottom hooks on the JP, was added on and secured with screws. The rings on either side of the lower bracket on the bottom are 2" square but bent into a diamond shape and 2 belts were attached to each ring, one strap for the waist and another for the shoulder. The shoulder straps have an additional strap attached to the top that has a ring on it that runs out through the back plate and the JP top hooks hook onto. The straps on the pack were replaced along with the buckle. With all the bent steel that makes up the bracket on the bottom of the harness, I don't think this was custom made. I have seen other packs that have been made in alternative ways and this pack is just too complicated to be hand made, it could have been made much simplier, but it was a mass produced item. And that's that!
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