I recently bid a very low price on what was advertised as German WWI under wear on fleabay. I suspected that they were not original, and now believe that I was right. Here is the marking that was shown on the auction.
The seller in Bulgaria claimed to have found a warehouse with surplus items, I sispect he is right, but from when. Not show in the auction is another ink marking
It looks like this one was been blurred with solvent. I am not sure that is what was done, but if it was not something that would raise suspicions for a buyer, I would have expected it to have been shown in the auction. I can not read it for sure, but it looks like a date of 1985 or 1986.
I have seen the BAG 1914 marking before, perhaps on field dressings, and think that anything with this marking should be suspect.
Best
Gus
The seller in Bulgaria claimed to have found a warehouse with surplus items, I sispect he is right, but from when. Not show in the auction is another ink marking
It looks like this one was been blurred with solvent. I am not sure that is what was done, but if it was not something that would raise suspicions for a buyer, I would have expected it to have been shown in the auction. I can not read it for sure, but it looks like a date of 1985 or 1986.
I have seen the BAG 1914 marking before, perhaps on field dressings, and think that anything with this marking should be suspect.
Best
Gus
