Mk VII sightings

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:07 am

My wife and I enjoy watching PBS because their programming is great, we don't have cable (don't really want it) and all the major networks stink. Anyhow, we've been watching Foyle's War on Masterpiece Theatre for the last few weeks. It's about a police detective (Foyle) and his two assistants who solve murder cases in England during the Second World War. The cases aren't necessarily war related, but the war plays an important part as backdrop to the times. It's very good.

At any rate, I've at least one Mk VII in every episode. Since both civilians and military carried gas masks during the war, you can see them carried over the shoulder or strapped to their chests from time to time. Check it out!

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Hunter57 · Post by **Hunter57** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:34 am

The episode I saw was set in August 1940, so I suspect that they should have been no later than MkVI models, but I couldn't see enough detail to tell for sure. As of episode 4, however, they were visible all over the place.

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:57 am

Last night's episode showed a couple of bombings, so a bunch of people were carrying them around. And yes, I was thinking that there were probably Mk VI bags, too, but for the sake of the thread I generalised a bit.

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Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 12:07 pm

Very cool, Bink!

Also, if you check out each episode of Band of Brothers you will find this clip during the intro music:

My GF got kind of tired of me saying "-There it is, see?" at about the 4th episode.

I saw a guy in the subway the other day carrying a Mk III gas mask bag for the S10 mask (following the Mk VII) and I almost jumped across to the upgoing escalator to ask him about it. I didn't.

Regards,
Swindiana

IndianaJames · Post by **IndianaJames** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 12:10 pm

I almost jumped across to the upgoing escalator to ask him about it. I didn't.

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 12:27 pm

I was pointing the bag out to my wife as we were watching last night and she recognized it. I also think she's an angel for humouring me half the time.

Drhenryindianajones · Post by **Drhenryindianajones** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:17 pm

this isnt a tv sighting of the mkV11 but i was at a red hot chili peppers concert in hyde park london and i spoted a possible gearhead wearing what looked like a wested raiders and a MK V11 bag

Chris
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Major Mike · Post by **Major Mike** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 5:41 am

I saw one in a movie that came out a few years ago starring Billy Zane as an American hunting guide in South America and Keith Carradine as a rich jealous husband looking for a diamond hidden in the jungle. I can't recall the name of the movie right now, but Zane's partner carried a Mark VII bag for his stuff.

Major Mike · Post by **Major Mike** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 5:43 am

Got it. "The Diamond of Jeru", 2002.

Neolithic · Post by **Neolithic** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 7:04 am

Bink, yes!
I saw that show a few weeks ago- it was one where there were these British troops training and someone was murdered and Foyle came in to uncover it all... There were MkVIIs everywhere in it! I posted about this some time ago but no one seemed to respond...
I'm glad someone saw it as well!

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binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 9:19 am

Oops! Then I must have missed your post, Neolithic!

I've seen the bags crop up in a number of episodes. What a good series!

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