I'll take a couple and stick them in my garden. Or perhaps line them
up on the CAUS border and claim Point Roberts for mother Russia.
I'd actually love to know if they would sell one to the general public.
Can someone make contact and ask? They might have samples or seconds
kicking around!
Doug
On Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at 02:53 AM, Peter Smaardijk wrote:
>
> --- Ernst Stavro Blofeld <blofeld_es@...> wrote:
>
>> The second link, that may or may not have been posted
>> here before, is a summary of the changes of the border
>> between Germany and Poland and its border markers
>> since 1945. The document states changes that have been
>> made in the border, and shows pictures of different
>> types of border markers. As you are doubtlessly aware
>> the border is marked with the double poles that seem
>> to be fairly common in eastern Europe.
>
> If you're interested in buying some of these:
>
> The Instruments Factory (Priborostroitel'nyj zavod) of the Russian
> Ministery of Nuclear Energy not only makes complicated stuff for
> nuclear power plants and some other instruments that we're not aware of
> and not supposed to be aware of, but also some products for the
> consumer market, like rotary pumps, trailers, decorative parts for in
> churches, casted works of art, steam baths, and... boundary markers. At
> http://imwp.tpi.ac.ru/cordon.html , it says:
>
> "Purpose:
> The boundary pole is primarily meant for the marking of the state
> boundary of the Russian Federation in every physical and geographical
> condition of its course.
>
> Properties: The mass of the material doesn't exceed 15 kg. The material
> used is a base of glass material, which allows that demands of
> firmness, stability, and resistance to mechanical, climatological, and
> biological factors are reached.
> The metal elements are made of stainless steel. The materials used and
> the construction guarantee that they will serve up to 50 years, and the
> painting on the outside holds 20 years. The construction of the pole
> makes unpermitted removal of details (coat-of-arms, base collar), and
> also of the entire pole, impossible.
>
> The set consists of:
>
> border pole
> base collar
> placing element
> mounting kit"
>
> A picture is provided on the site (as exhibited in Sept. 2001 in
> Trëchgornyj, the city where the factory is located).
>
> So, do you want to buy one? Getting one the illegal way is going to be
> difficult.
>
> Alas, no prices.
>
> Peter S.
>
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Doug Murray
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