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03-27-2011 12:02 AM
# ADS
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Re: New items picked up whilst on holiday in france
On the butter dish I think the BGS is a post war made one for the bundesheer.....how many turns of the lid do you need to open it? War time ones should only need a quarter turn here post war ones screw done 2 or 3 times making a better seal
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Re: New items picked up whilst on holiday in france
What are the markings like on the back of the field dressing? Should have a number that tells you to what temperature it was heated to to sterilize it before it was sealed
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Re: New items picked up whilst on holiday in france
Just to explain on the butter dish, I have a wartime one and a post war one, which is marked BGS....the wartime one has less screws on it to secure the lid, hence it should only take a quarter turn to open or close it, whereas post war has more screws, so more turns to open or close it
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Re: New items picked up whilst on holiday in france
thanks for the info mate, it is 2-3 turns like you said so maybe it is post-war, what year did they stop producing items in bakelite? i cant fnd any numbers on the reverse of the field dressing either does this mean it could be a fake?
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Re: New items picked up whilst on holiday in france
Yeh definitely post war butterfish. I think they made these well into the fifties. Not too sure the field dressing,though it is missing it's cloth wrapping. A complete one would be wrapped in a cloth wrapping tied on with string...I am sure that info was on the cloth wrapping, so you probaly have an original without the wrapping, looks ok to me. Though you can buy repros of these now that look the goods on the outside but are stuffed with cotton balls or tampons!!!!!!
Will post some pics later today, depending on wether my wife goes into labour today or not!!!!
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Re: New items picked up whilst on holiday in france
Just to add more on the fat dish: Tony is correct it is post war. One slight correction, "BGS" is for "Bundesgrenzschutz". These were for the Border Guards, not the Army.
Cheers, Ade.
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Re: New items picked up whilst on holiday in france
Thanks Ade,
I looked up the code just a minute ago and realized it was for border guards. Just wasn't sure wether BGS was a manufacturer and it was a coincidence, so just didn't want to pass on info I wasn't sure on
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