Two Discs on the WPG Indy Bag

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:56 pm

I got the second version of the WPG bag back in June and it had one metal disc on either side along with no pockets on the side. This didn't seem very screen accurate to me and was different than my first WPG bag (the older version), which had one disk on one side and at least a side pocket or two. Is having two disks and no side pockest normal or is this the case with all of the new issue greenish WPG bags?

Pyroxene · Post by **Pyroxene** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:42 am

That's odd. The bag should only have one metal disc. Can you post pics?

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 2:41 pm

Alright, it took me awhile, but I finally got a picture to the web. I've got a photo of the double disc bag at the link below.

http://public.fotki.com/Indiana77/indy_ ... 03438.html

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 3:32 pm

The password is baconcube but there's a way to post these things without having a password screen pop up. It's probably pretty simple. Could somebody tell me.

Marcus Petrius · Post by **Marcus Petrius** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 4:43 pm

On the other side of an original bag there's a piece of string.
The piece of string is tied around the disc to secure the bag to the chest of the British Infanteryman it belongs to.

Mike

IndianaJames · Post by **IndianaJames** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:06 pm

Thats wierd, Ive never heard of anyone else getting a two disked bag. Id hold on to it, might be a collector!

IJ

IndyBlues · Post by **IndyBlues** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:25 pm

Two Disks??? You won't be able to tell if your coming or going, lol
'Blues

wpg · Post by **wpg** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:05 pm

Two Disks??? You won't be able to tell if your coming or going, lol

Exactly. This is part of an experimental costume that involves a rear face mask and other tricks to foil evildoers.

If you would rather have a standard bag send this rare treasure back and I will replace it.

Jerry

Snakewhip_Sable · Post by **Snakewhip_Sable** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 1:24 pm

The string loops from the bag, around the back of ther person wearing it (I believe they were worn on the chest in their original context), then the string is wrapped around the disk to secure it. Like those old fashioned manilla office envelopes that ...had a string wrapped around a paper disk to keep it closed.

Someone had a pic of a statue of Winston Churchill wearing an MKVII as it was originally intended.

See this link: http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-uni ... books2.htm

In the cover on the top left (North West Europe), there's a pic of a soldier wearing an MKVII on his chest. Does the string around the back make sense now?