Club Obi Wan

Hi Guys 'n' Galls!

Long time fan, long time lurker/first time poster, so please be gentle!

I haven't noticed this company mentioned on the site before and I came across them while "Googling" gas mask bags local to me. Here's the link:

http://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/ishop ... r2222.html

I got my bag just before Xmas, changed the strap and it looks pretty good, imo. There's nothing legibly writen inside mine to verify MK VII etc, but there's an inky "smudge" and I think they're a good match. It has the brass vents at the bottom, metal O Rings and circular metal "thingy" on the side!

According to the guy in the store, "They have loads" (contrary to the web site!).

I hope this helps y'all out in some way.

Steve

Looks cool great to see another uk indyfan on the boards where did you get a strap?

Giben wrote:Looks cool great to see another uk indyfan on the boards where did you get a strap?

Thanks for the welcome, sir!

My strap? Pretty sad tale....it's the 1" wide black leather strap off my camcorder bag at the moment!

Connected to the O Rings via the quick release karabiner type things!

Hey, it's nothing but inventive! :idea:

I'm waiting for Xmas to die down a bit before I try for a real one....maybe one from these guys?

http://www.lost-ark.net/

Anyone have any dealings with them on here? They look pretty nice!

Steve

i have seen that site i really want one but i am not sure if they are selling they proably are but not sure, the best chance though is ebay there are some on that certain auction site that come up once in a while from another uk ebayer he sells the roler-buckle type which wasnt used in the movies but looks the same.

oh and is this the only peace of indygear you have? or do you have a fedora i have looked all over for one but cant find the right type in any stores in the uk.

Giben wrote:is this the only peace of indygear you have?

Getting there slowly...

I have the Wested ROLA jacket, Wested shirt and a not entirely convincing Disney fedora!

Next on the list will be the Wested trousers to replace my (again not entirely convincing) M&S ones!

And then a proper hat!

Steve

Great site Steve - and welcome to the "club"

Welcome to COW Steve.

Lost-ark, if I remember correctly, is/was owned by a member here, Indiana Dudley.

I ordered a strap from them some time back and was quite happy with it. It's probably worth shooting them an email first to check they are still up and running.

Regards

Al

Well, Steve, I take it you're a Van Halen fan? I just went to their concert here in Vegas on the 30th, last Sunday. Pretty good! I've now gone full circle,,Van Halen was my very first concert in 1981, I was 15 years old. Now at the tender age of 41, I've seen them again, reunited (albeit without Michael Anthony).

o.k. back to your regularly scheduled programming.

TR

Thanks for tipping me off to that source SR5150. I just bought one as well. :junior: -IJ

SR5150:
Thanks for sharing this link. Most of my bags I bought in Britain over the years but noticed the price was going up as the supply dropped. 20 pounds seems quite reasonable. Welcome by the way and Happy New Year.
Best
Canada

I'm waiting for Xmas to die down a bit before I try for a real one....maybe one from these guys?

http://www.lost-ark.net/

Anyone have any dealings with them on here? They look pretty nice!

Steve[/quote]

I got one from lost Ark in August last year. Nice chap to deal with. Pop an e mail to him.Your could also look at Indy Magnoli's strap. Yes he is in New Zealand but the price includes postage. ( His bags are excellant too!)

Want a hat. Hats Direct. Federation.

Seems like the Brit crew is growing!

Hmmm... that's weird. When I contacted them half a year ago, I was told that these aren't MKVII bags but MKIV or MKVI (can't remember). So I cancelled my order and got some from Endicott instead.

Regards,

Marc

could we get him to use that certain auction site?
i prefer the certain auction site i always think its safer.

It is always dangerous to enunciate the word with e...

oops

What word would that be?

eBay?



Regards! Michaelson

That's what I like about you, Michaelson. You're subtle.

Regards! Michaelson

I was told that these aren't MKVII bags but MKIV or MKVI (can't remember).

hmm...that is weird. SR5150, are you sure that was a MK VII bag you got? Does it have a pocket on the backside of the bag? If so then that's a MK VI. :junior: -IJ

IndianaJones wrote:hmm...that is weird. SR5150, are you sure that was a MK VII bag you got? Does it have a pocket on the backside of the bag? If so then that's a MK VI. :junior: -IJ

Here's a couple of pics (minus my crappy strap!)....tell me what you think.





Steve

well i cant see the 3 drainers at the bottom so it must be a mkii.

Giben wrote:well i cant see the 3 drainers at the bottom so it must be a mkii.

It has two brass drainers at the bottom roughly 1" in diameter.

I'm confused now!

Steve

I think he missed out the 'V'. Should have read:

well i cant see the 3 drainers at the bottom so it must be a mkVii

It's a MKVII, good find and good score.

Yep, definitely. Looks great, I can't wait to receive mine. :junior: -IJ

Hey there Steve. Welcome to Club Obi Wan.

It's always good to see more UK members (I'm from Bristol)

ob1al wrote:Welcome to COW Steve.

Lost-ark, if I remember correctly, is/was owned by a member here, Indiana Dudley.

I ordered a strap from them some time back and was quite happy with it.

Hi Al / Guys,

http://www.lost-ark.net - Indeed it is still run by me.

The site is still up and running and selling gear, I unfortunately, just don't get the time to browse COW as much as I used to with a little one running around now.

But glad I am still remembered 'round these parts

ID

Will you start using the big auction site?

Hi there,
I've been dying to get this reply in, but my account has only just been activated.
I have also recently acquired a MkVII bag from surplusandoutdoors, and I must tell you that it is superb. One of my worries was, that it might have lost alot of it's color, after 65 years, as I have seen some that were very faded. Fortunately, the bag is in mint condition and the color is perfect, extremely SA. The print on the inside of the flap is quite worn, but you can clearly see the '1943'. The leather strap, I received from lost-ark, is also highly authentic.
May I take this opportunity to express my delight in becoming a member of this prestigious forum.
jones the whip (another newby from the UK)

Welcome aboard JTW! You know that a life of poverty awaits you, don't you?

welcome jones!

More UK members now than you can shake a stick at..

Welcome to the forum, everyone.

Welcome jones the whip

I am also a long time lurker, and have also order a bag from these guys and Endicotts.
The Endicotts bag was a much nicer bag (condition) than the one from these guys (depsite being warned by Endicotts it was not in great condition), and in fact the Mark VI is in very good condition.

Out of the two suppliers, Endicotts was quicker and cheaper. Although I have no major complaints about the bag, it was double the price compared to Endicotts.

Indiana Dudley is making my strap for me, there may be a second strap order as my adventurer wife has taken a shine to one of hte Mark VII..

I got my bag from these guys this week. It looks brand new, only the dusty smell reveals it as sixty years old. Amazing.

Congrats on your new bag. I believe these particular bags were never issued, which accounts for there great condition. My MkVII, received two weeks ago from surplusandoutdoors, has been on display in my office, and in that time has vertually lost it's musky smell completely.
Have you choosen a strap, if not, I can thoroughly recommend www.lost-ark.net Happy hunting.

I must admit I have just recived my belt and strap from www.lost-ark.net
and I am very happy, in fact I wear the belt as almost daily. Love peice of work.

I actually have a near-enough strap I've used on various bags for ten years. My only regret is that the original rings on the MKVII had to go in order to fit it on.
In a related story, I was watching a documentary yesterday which featured the bombing of London. In these screengrabs, you can clearly see how it was originally worn.

I hope to buy the belt from him soon, and eventually the holster and whip holder.
It is great quality leather.
JTW.

Gobo,
I have seen this footage also. It is very enlightening.
There must be quite a few MkVII's around britain, in people's attics, and disgarded in dark places.
JTW.

i cant believe you guys keep finding new sources for these! Well done!

IJ

Just got mine in the mail two days ago, and it's a big thumbs up! Great bag, possibly better than the one I got from Noel Howard a few years ago. The color is great, and it even has the SA dimples on the snaps...just wish I had my camera with me here at college. :junior: -IJ

Giben wrote:Will you start using the big auction site?

You mean EBAY???

Really, guys, you can say ebay. It's okay, nobody will nuke you for saying ebay. If you want to call it evilBay, or noWay, or eekBay, or whatever, that's your call, too, but don't think the name itself is verboten.

Voldemort! Voldemort!

J

Everytime a child says eBay on COW, Swindiana gets an electric chock from the golden cattle prod of Admin Emeritus

So the legend says, but it ain't so! :

...

eBay!

Regards,
Swindiana