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(a) canvas bag
Green canvas bag with adjustable carrying strap containing a Kit Vapour Detector (KVD), the bag is marked up on the front with the name of the bag manufacturer "BAGCRAFT", date of issue "2/53" and the broad arrow of the War Department, inside the bag is a white plastic rack with a number of separate compartments holding various components required for carrying out tests for mustard gas and nerve gas including: 18 aluminium tubes with captive stoppers in red and white, 1 blue plastic tube, 1 brown glass bottle with contents and dropper, 1 grey plastic tube, 2 orange plastic tubes, 2 white plastic tubes and 1 clear plastic tube with black lid, the KVD appears to be missing an additional blue plastic tube and a red tube, underneath the plastic rack is a black metal pump, there is also a long length of green cord with metal clip on one end and also a set of Instructions (six separated pages) coated with plastic and tied to the inside of the bag with a length of twisted unbleached cord.
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(b) pump
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(c) plastic rack
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(d) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(e) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(f) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(g) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(h) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(i) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(j) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(k) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(l) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(m) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(n) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(o) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(p) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(q) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(r) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(s) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(t) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(u) aluminium tube with captive stopper
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(v) blue plastic tube
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(w) brown glass bottle with dropper
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(x) grey plastic tube
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(y) orange plastic tube
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(z) orange plastic tube
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(aa) white plastic tube
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(ab) white plastic tube
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(ac) clear plastic tube with black lid
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(ad) length of green cord
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(ae) Description of KVD (6 plastic-coated pages)
History note
Kit Vapour Detector (KVD) containing various components required for carrying out tests for mustard gas and nerve gas as used by Civil Defence Instructors during the Cold War period.
Complete with instructions.
Ink stamped on front of bag
BAGCRAFT 2/53