Club Obi Wan

Did anyone see this MK VII on eBay? Anyone going to bid on it?
-IJ
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... egory=4721

I had to stop myself from bidding!

It looks like it varies in colour on the front compared to the rest of it.
Still, it seems like a nice bag and I hope someone on the forum gets it.

/Swindiana

Yeah, I know, I had to stop myself from buying as well. but I already bid on a MK VI -IJ

IndianaJones wrote:Yeah, I know, I had to stop myself from buying as well. but I already bid on a MK VI -IJ

I did too! Was it this one? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=13974

I totally missed that he only ships to America and Canada so now I don't know what to do. My bid was for $9... Is there a way of un-bidding?

Man... I need to hold my horses and read t-h-r-o-u-g-h things before I do any more bag-shopping.

/Sweden

No, that isn't it. I don't even think that's a MK VI let alone a MK VII. That would be a cool antique to have though. -IJ

*It belongs in a museum* -Indy

*So do you!* -Panama Hat

I noticed there doesn't seem to be any vent holes too. I've seen American issued bags similar to the MKVI-MKVII but not anyone like this one...
Interesting...
Oh well, I've e-mailed the seller now to see what happens.

If anyone is interested that lives in America or Canada I'm sure it can be arranged if I happen to win. Or, you are most welcome to outbid me. *LOL*

/Swindy

You should buy it anyway. WWII stuff is pretty common, but authentic WWI equipment is hard to come by. -IJ

*It belongs in a museum!* -Indy

*So do you!" -Panama Hat

Thanks for the pep-talk!
I'll just see if he agrees on sending it to Sweden then.
I have only made transactions using PayPal and credit card before and he uses Money Order/Cashier's Check or Personal Check.
Any hints on what to do in case it works out?

/Swindy

Nope, I use Paypal too. No problem for the pep-talk.
-IJ

*It belongs in a museum!* -Indy

*So do you!* -Panama Hat

Swindiana, if you have American Express or Western Union offices in your area, you can purchase a money order there. Alternatively, you can use bidpay.com.

Thanks TO-J, I'll check that out!

/Swindy

That sounds good, I think I'll try it sometime. -IJ

*It belongs in a museum!* -Indy

*So do you!* -Panama Hat

Wow, you guys are certainly good at tracking down these things. But you see that bidder on the first auction posted? Well, that's me! You might remember me from such threads as 'Bag advice? - Dyeing / De-rusting...'.

I bid for that bag just in case the one I found in the real world got sold... and guess what - it did. Yes, despite telling me he'd hold the bag for me for a few days, the shopkeeper went and sold the bag to someone the morning I went to go and collect it. I wasn't amused.

If I had got the bag, and if I'd also won the auction, I was going to give it to a friend of mine who's also into Indy quite a lot. It's not in as good a state, and it looks like it has more rust on it than the shop one, but now, if I win it, I'll keep it myself.

I emailed the seller for more pictures, which I can show you if you like.

I managed to cancel the bid on the "MK VI" bag as he didn't answer my e-mail about shipment. Better be safe than sorry you know...
IHS: Good luck on getting that bag! Any plans about a strap and buckle when you get it?

/Swindy

Well, I'm trying not to get too attatched to it or make lots of future plans after my first 'loss' . But if I do, I'll definitely get a strap - seeing as he says the normal strap is a bit ripped.

Here are a few more pictures of it, btw:

http://www.sperling.f2s.com/bag1.jpg
http://www.sperling.f2s.com/bag2.jpg
http://www.sperling.f2s.com/bag3.jpg
http://www.sperling.f2s.com/bag4.jpg

And seeing as it's tan, like the first one, dyeing it is still on the agenda

You should try grabbing a strap from Noel Howard. He hasn't gone out of business QUITE yet. Besides, it's a good way of showing not only your support for him, but the love of his and M.B.A.'s products. -IJ

Looking good!
I have those faint parallell stripes on the same place on my bag too and figured it must be stains left from the filter as it was carried in that pocket. Mine are almost completely gone after having washed it a few times though.

This clarifies what i mean:


Cheers!

/Swindiana

Buying the strap from Noel sounds a good idea, but like I say, I'm trying (hard) not to start envisioning what I'm going to do with the bag

You seem to know an awful lot about these bags, Swindiana. Do you think repeated washings would wash off the stamp on the inside of the flap? I kinda like it.

Argh! I've got stop talking about this bag

Ihatesnakes wrote: You seem to know an awful lot about these bags, Swindiana. Do you think repeated washings would wash off the stamp on the inside of the flap? I kinda like it.

Argh! I've got stop talking about this bag

I've heard of some people that lost their stamps when washing the bag. Mine had an arrow with a number beneath it that vanished when I washed mine but the main stamp was still there in good condition. I guess it depends on what kind of ink is used. I see this one is a Waring & Gilbow Ltd. so I suggest you ask others that have bags from that company if the stamp will stick around when washing.

(Check out this link for a W&G bag that looks like the one you bid on:
http://www.indygear.com/gear/images/Seamus.jpg)

There IS no stopping by the way!

/Swindy

Oh... And this is the American "MK VI" I'm talking about:

http://ebay1.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBA ... 06/i-1.JPG

US actually converted the "Box respirator" for their own needs in WWI, that is why you might find some MK VI bags that are not British looking, with "lift the dot fasteners" instead of the British snaps. By the way, I've placed a bid.

I'd better put a permanent pic of it before it vanishes from eBay.

From 1917:


Instead of vent holes these bags would have a spring inside them to lift the filter up from the bottom of the bag.

There you go!

/Swindiana

There's a gas mask and bag on ebay, and though you can't see much of it, the bag looks similar to the one in Swindiana's above post.

The 'Buy it now price' is fairly cheap: £25

Just thought I'd let you know