Any thoughts on correct shade/shades of green for the bread bag. I bought one from millitaria.net a while ago and it just seems too bright green to me.
I just got a nice one from Richard Underwood, which is a proper WWII repro - it has no divider inside, and is more an olive colour. I think he's only charging about £12 for them.
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
I just got a nice one from Richard Underwood, which is a proper WWII repro - it has no divider inside, and is more an olive colour. I think he's only charging about £12 for them.
Had a look on his website but couldnt find any heer repro bags,
any chance of a link to the page?
good article on breadbags here
[link]http://www.dererstezug.com/breadbags.htm[/link]
I just got a nice one from Richard Underwood, which is a proper WWII repro - it has no divider inside, and is more an olive colour. I think he's only charging about £12 for them.
Had a look on his website but couldnt find any heer repro bags,
any chance of a link to the page?
His website has'ent been updated for about 3yrs..it's best just to email him, he has just about every thing.
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Any thoughts on correct shade/shades of green for the bread bag. I bought one from millitaria.net a while ago and it just seems too bright green to me.
That's only because it's brand new. Once it's got wet a few times, the colour soon fades. Better still, chuck it out on the back garden and leave it there for a few weeks.
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good article on breadbags here
[link]http://www.dererstezug.com/breadbags.htm[/link]
Yes its a good article, its in my list of bookmarks somewhere.
Havent found one anywhere near the colours of the originals.
I'll try leaving one of mine outside and see how it fades.
The various repro Breadbags i have seen and owned i have not liked at all.Material is too thick/coarse/stiff(more like webbing material and not cotton) and they just look "bigger" than originals(same with repro German gaiters-why??).
Even though the post war German ones do not have the rear strap d rings in my opinion they look/feel better than any repros and probably can be had cheaper 
Learnt something new and to be honest never took any notice about the interior divider so checked my 3 originals just to make sure-Phew-no dividers 
Taff, interesting points, all of them. My RAU breadbag is smaller, and made from much thinner material than my previous one, bought from SoF. 
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
My East German one is also smaller than the repros and made of thinner material.
Taff, interesting points, all of them. My RAU breadbag is smaller, and made from much thinner material than my previous one, bought from SoF.
Not seen a RAU one-which you would think/hope from him would be spot on but as i said the others ive had from various places over the years(probably same generic makers?) i have never been happy with the size and material but then again i wouldnt advise using an original for battling so guess any repro or a post war one would be fine for that purpose 
Breadbags are mostly made of linen rather than cotton, as were many of the german 'canvas' products. That accounts for their 'rough' texture and strenth. Linen is many times stronger than cotton. It was also much more available to the germans in WW2 than cotton, the flax plant from which it is derived being a native to western europe, cotton for the greater part being an import.
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Hello, top breadbag original with webbing fittings, bottom one east german, the original is actually quite thick material, the east german item is made from slightly thinner material, and some of the east german bags were made with the rear breadbag strap loops, some were not, I have both types of east german bags.
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Hello, top breadbag original with webbing fittings, bottom one east german, the original is actually quite thick material, the east german item is made from slightly thinner material, and some of the east german bags were made with the rear breadbag strap loops, some were not, I have both types of east german bags.
regds
P3
Genosse, Both types?... 
I collect DDR Field Equipment, Bread bags are a sickness with me, I have erm... "several" types, both MdI, NVA marked and different Civilian Camping produced examples.... it is a sickness... a Very sweet one. 
