Follow these steps for a perfectly arranged knapsack.

1. Cut several cardboard squares: 3 cm wide by 3.5 cm high. Stack two to three pieces of card-board to achieve 1 cm thickness. Bind pieces together with tape.

2. Insert the cardboard sti� ener into the main storage compartment of the pack, then close the inside � aps.

3. Load the tent equipment bag with tent poles, tent stakes, and tent rope. Attach tent equipment bag in-side the knapsack, then close the pack and buckle.

4. Insert the three short knapsack straps into the top and side loops as shown.

5. The thin gray cloth simulates the greatcoat for the pack assembly. Roll into a tight roll, and set aside.

6. Fold the tent square into eight long folds.

7. Center the tent square and cloth at the top of the pack. Wrap a short knapsack strap loosely around the tent square/cloth, then run the strap through the buckle. Press the tent square/cloth tightly to the knapsack with your � nger, and gently tighten the strap until you � nd the best buckle hole.

8. Wrap the tent square/cloth around the side of the knapsack. The tent square will be longer than the cloth, and should be wrapped around each end of the cloth. Wrap the knapsack strap loosely around the tent square/cloth. Tighten the strap while pressing tent FIRMLY. Find the best buckle hole, but don’t pull so tightly as to break the strap. Repeat on the other side.

9. The thickness of the tent square/cloth may pull the bottom of the pack out. Pinch the sides of the assembled pack and apply clear tape (body side) to create a more squared appearance of the pack.

10. Attach mess kit to the back of the pack with the two long leather straps. Finally, pass the Y-Straps over the shoulders of the � gure and attach the two large hooks to the D-Rings on the ammunition pouch. The side straps attach to the bottom of the pack.

Assembling the Knapsack

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ASSEMBLY GUIDE CalTek Imperial German Infantryman, Battle of Liege, 1914

YOU WILL NEED:

KnapsackGray Cloth

Tent Equipment BagTent poles (3)Tent Stakes (3)

Tent RopeKnapsack Straps

(3 short) (2 long)Tent Square

Mess Kit

Fill the tent equipment bag.

Wrap the tent and gray cloth and fasten with short strap.

Tighten the pack with clear tape.

Recommended: � ll the pack with some cardboard.

In One-Sixth Scale

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The cover was engineered to be a tight � t on the helmet. Follow these instructions for the best � t.

1. The cover has � ve attachment hooks: three to the front and two to the rear.

2. Push the spike of the helmet � rmly into the cloth cone of the cover with the numbers facing front.

3. Attach the center front hook (1) � rst.

4. Attach rear hook (2) next, and then rear hook (3). Smooth the helmet cover with your � ngers as you go.

5. Attach front hook (4), and then front hook (5). Be mindful of the helmet chin strap, as it may get in the way.

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Putting the Helmet Cover on the M1895 Pickelhaube

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This is the regulation arrangement of � eld equipment on the belt for the Imperial German Infantryman.

First, string the bayonet knot onto the leather frog as shown in the picture to the right.

Load the belt in the following order as shown above: � rst, the ammunition pouch, then the bread bag and canteen combination, [leave some space], next the entrenching tool and bayonet combination, then the second ammunition pouch.

Hook the belt around the waist of the � gure, then straighten. The Y-Straps will hook onto the D-Rings at the top of the ammunition pouches.

Assembling the Equipment on the Belt

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