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Re: BGS Thread
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kozowy1967
I consider this by far the best constructed field jacket I have ever had the opportunity to handle never mind own the construction quality is excellent .I am still researching this Sumpftarn field jacket .These jackets were known as (Bundesgrenzchutz Einsatzjacke ) in the BGS this particular jacket is nicely maker marked and stamped in various locations and is dated to 1971. This jacket is missing the arm pocket cover on the left sleave this of course would be to seal the contents in the pocket I have looked at many period images and unit designation patches would be sewn on the pocket cover as well .This style of field jacket was first issued in 1967 and continued in service untill 1976 and is in the third pattern of sumpftarn camoflauge which was first put into production in 1963 and was used till the end of production in 1976 when the BGS officialy stopped wearing camoflauge. The jacket is designed to be used in conjunction with Y straps ( Koppeltragegestell )and a field belt the jacket has slits through the body in the shoulder area to thread the Y -straps through and is covered by a cape of extra material sewn over the shoulders to stop water from running in the slits cut for the Y-straps there are belt support hooks around the waist .The belt support hooks are strikingly similar to the ones found on an 43 feldbluse and are supported internaly by two straps and can be adjusted by moving the the belt hooks and changing there positon on the straps. You will notice the two D rings sewn on the back right hand side of the jacket these are for the attachment of a breadbag ( Brotbeutel )and or a canteen. There is a field bandage pocket sewn in the bottom right hand side of the interior of the jacket again another carry over from the TR feldbluse and the bottom pockets are partitoned on the inside to fit two mags in each pocket for the G-1 rifle . I will include a couple of photos with the Y-straps set in the slots and a bread bag attached for demonstration purposes . ( The Y-straps and breadbag are of Third Reich period )
Regards Mark K
My above thread shows the arm velcro pocket pics 2 & 5
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01-14-2012 05:52 AM
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Re: BGS Thread
Rub it in Rene it was the first thing I noticed on your Sumpftarn field jacket I have a feeling it will be a hard Item to come by to replace mine.
Regards Mark K
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Re: BGS Thread
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kozowy1967
Rub it in Rene it was the first thing I noticed on your Sumpftarn field jacket I have a feeling it will be a hard Item to come by to replace mine.
Regards Mark K
not trying to rub it in Mate, just to show. Are these hard to find nowa days? I haven't looked recently.
I know the splinter is hard to find as my example is a bodge made up WW2 jacket from a zelt (shame!!!)
Deffo do not have the 2nd patt in my pile
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Re: BGS Thread
Very nice Steve do you intend to try and sew the material back in place from a donor set if you can find a pair of scrap trousers
One other point of intrest on the Koppeltragegestell I do notice in both photos that the leather protection disk that covers the main support ring on Third Reich era Y-straps is not in place and is now resting on the field belt has it just slipped down there or was there a change to design as it looks a little out of place.
Regards Mark K
Last edited by Mark K; 01-17-2012 at 05:11 PM.
Reason: spelling
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Re: BGS Thread
Amazing thread! I didn't know these jackets were so rare. In the late 80's they were very common in the fleamarkets in Austria, I owned several pairs and used them for hiking in the woods. They came cheap, if I only knew it ...
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