I found an interesting EPA on eBay.

katojapan · Post by **katojapan** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:20 am

I found an interesting EPA on eBay.
It's got TYP A and typB on it, do you think it's rare?

http://cgi.ebay.de/Verpflegungsration-E ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.de/Verpflegungsration-E ... dZViewItem

Post by **kman** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:28 am

Cool find, kato. Maybe one of our German members knows what these are.

In case the auctions go away, here's a copy of the text and pictures.

Auction 1 wrote:Verpflegungsration EINSATZ, Einmannpackung Typ A

Sie bieten auf eine Einmannpackung Typ A, original verpackt mit der Versorgungsnummer 8970-12-146-9880. Gilt wohl schon als Sammlerstück ;o).

(Babelfished English translation: They offer original packed with the stock number 8970-12-146-9880 on a one-man packing type A. Is considered probably already as piece of collecting tank.)

Auction 2 wrote:Verpflegungsration EINSATZ, Einmannpackung Typ B

Sie bieten auf eine Einmannpackung Typ A, original verpackt mit der Versorgungsnummer 8970-12-146-9880. Gilt wohl schon als Sammlerstück ;o).

(Babelfished English translation: They offer original packed with the stock number 8970-12-146-9881 on a one-man packing type B. Is considered probably already as piece of collecting tank.)

PC1149 · Post by **PC1149** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:14 pm

Very cool find!

norge · Post by **norge** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:35 pm

its from the 1970s
the german mre friends here on the forum wil
probably date it more rigth

cheers norge

Post by **kman** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:12 pm

Even worse, Housil will probably show us his huge stockpile of these exact EPa's...once again making us all insanely jealous of his rations collection. :-)

SpikNik · Post by **SpikNik** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:48 pm

The good news is, we now have photographic proof that there is at least 1 ration left from the 1970s that Norge hasn't eaten yet

jubifahrer · Post by **jubifahrer** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:18 pm

Take a look here

viewtopic.php?t=658&highlight=

So the ration on ebay will be also from 1969 or 1970.

A ration from 1971 looks like this ;

bye

jubifahrer

Post by **kman** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:23 pm

Nice find, jubifahrer!

jubifahrer · Post by **jubifahrer** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:26 pm

kman wrote:Nice find, jubifahrer!

Thank you,
i bougth this 1971 ration from a friend and got it this week.

i bid on the two german epas, hope i will get them.

bye

jubifahrer

YouTube · Post by **housil** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:56 pm

kman wrote:Even worse, Housil will probably show us his huge stockpile of these exact EPa's...once again making us all insanely jealous of his rations collection.

I´m sorry, but I eat them all during the Berlin Airlift...

Just kidding.

These EPa´s are (almost) as old as Rudi jubifahrer and me.

katojapan wrote: It's got TYP A and typB on it, do you think it's rare?

More old than rare and not edible for sure