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Originally Posted by calibrated
After looking at that for a while, I decided it's way too cool and I have to have one, so I ordered one of the original Mk VIIs with the leather strap. Thanks for the link!  |
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought so.
For a bag that is around 70 years old, mine was in pretty good nick. Just needed to remove a little bit of corrosion and give all the metal-work a bit of a clean and the bag was as good as new.
I had a massive dillema with the canvas strap as I didn't want to ruin it in case I wanted to reuse it. I spend 30 minutes carefully picking at the stitching so as not to damage it, so if I need to re-fit it, I can.
BTW, mine's the proper Indy bag as I got the W&G one, not the standard one. It's more expensive but it's worth it though.