med-dept Posted April 22, 2015 Share #1 Posted April 22, 2015 Hello, I am currently looking to have one of the securing bars used on the first pattern Griswold Bag reproduced. Unfortunately, so far I have not been able to locate an original to take measurements from. Do any members have one that they'd be willing to provide photographs and measurements of? Advanced thanks for your assistance, Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Carter Posted April 24, 2015 Share #2 Posted April 24, 2015 Does this help at all - I'm reluctant to pull out the bar as it has been in place as long as I've owned it, this example was unissued and was with a group of other equipment actually used for testing - I'll try and get some measurements but be patient as I have an action packed weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Carter Posted April 24, 2015 Share #3 Posted April 24, 2015 Close-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med-dept Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted April 28, 2015 Bob, That's fantastic, thank you. I'll stand by for more information, but I really appreciate your assistance so far! Thanks, Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Carter Posted April 28, 2015 Share #5 Posted April 28, 2015 All right, the bar is made of 1/16" thick steel rod - it has some form of a treatment to it as it has not rusted but it does have some white corrosion to it but the original color was a flat dull grey. Overall length is 30 1/4" inches long - the ring at the end is 7/8' outside diameter. Let me know if there's anything else you need and I would like to see you're first pattern Griswold bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 28, 2015 Share #6 Posted April 28, 2015 Bob Thats a great bag Do you think the wire rod is galvanized steel wire? The wire some what reminds me of the wire used on the snow brush issued in WW2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Carter Posted April 28, 2015 Share #7 Posted April 28, 2015 It's had some form of treatment (probably galvanized) - similar to the snow brush but thinner - only 1/16th of an inch - this bag actually still has a felt pad cap in it (that it was issued with) that goes over the muzzle of an M1 Garand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med-dept Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted April 29, 2015 Bob, Sincere thanks for your help with the measurements, I really appreciate it. Can you confirm if the other end is terminated in any way, or is it just cut off? As per your request, here are some shots of my Griswold; these are the only ones I have to hand at the moment, but I'll try to grab some better ones this weekend: Thanks, Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med-dept Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted April 29, 2015 And compared to my second pattern: Thanks, Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Carter Posted April 29, 2015 Share #10 Posted April 29, 2015 Ben, No special termination at the end, just cut-off perpendicular to the rod. Thanks for sharing your bag, I remember seeing this one before - any history or ID behind the name on it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 29, 2015 Share #11 Posted April 29, 2015 It's had some form of treatment (probably galvanized) - similar to the snow brush but thinner - only 1/16th of an inch - this bag actually still has a felt pad cap in it (that it was issued with) that goes over the muzzle of an M1 Garand.Bob Thats great..never seen the felt cap One of the brushes I found recently measures near 1/8 inch or .1250 in thickness on the wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Carter Posted April 30, 2015 Share #12 Posted April 30, 2015 Here's the felt cap that was found issued with this bag - softer than horse hair - I thought is was a rats pillow the first time I saw it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Carter Posted April 30, 2015 Share #13 Posted April 30, 2015 Rat's pillow side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Carter Posted April 30, 2015 Share #14 Posted April 30, 2015 Don't go in there ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Carter Posted April 30, 2015 Share #15 Posted April 30, 2015 On my M1 Garand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Carter Posted April 30, 2015 Share #16 Posted April 30, 2015 Probably one of the rarest original airborne items out there - I'll probably see a hundred of them on ebay next week ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med-dept Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share #17 Posted June 14, 2015 So I managed to find time to make one of these bars today, and am pretty pleased with the way it turned out. I actually used a galvanised wire coat hanger as a starting point, which was the correct gauge steel. I think it turned out well, and I cannot thank Bob enough for kindly sharing photographs and dimensions of his original! Cheers, Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccyooper Posted June 14, 2015 Share #18 Posted June 14, 2015 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted June 14, 2015 Share #19 Posted June 14, 2015 That came out great, thanks to you and Bob and others for a very interesting thread...i can hear your wife now..."honey where have all the coathangers gone?".......mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Carter Posted June 15, 2015 Share #20 Posted June 15, 2015 Glad I could help, now you have to make the muzzle cap ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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