I am a BSR fan and I recently found a BSR 5 S. The price was right so I bought it. A few days later I found what I thought was a recast of a #4 Wagner but it is marked 5 S on top of the handle. I had to have it.
I cleaned them both up to compare them and they are the same size pans. They nest very nicely, especially with the BSR on bottom. The BSR has a very visible ghost of the number 4. The other pan has no marking other than the 5 S on top of the handle. The BSR weighs 2 pounds 8 ounces and the recast (?) weighs 2 pounds 4 ounces. The published diameter of the 5 S is 7 inches. Does that correspond to a Wagner #4?
The smooth bottom and the triagnle where the handle meets the pan is what makes me think the recast was made from a Wagner. I would stop thinking about it right there if it didn't have 5 S on top of the handle.
Why would anyone recast a Wagner and number it like an odd ball BSR? I know this is nothing of great significance but I would like to hear your thoughts
http://imgur.com/a/BNpSu
Jack
I cleaned them both up to compare them and they are the same size pans. They nest very nicely, especially with the BSR on bottom. The BSR has a very visible ghost of the number 4. The other pan has no marking other than the 5 S on top of the handle. The BSR weighs 2 pounds 8 ounces and the recast (?) weighs 2 pounds 4 ounces. The published diameter of the 5 S is 7 inches. Does that correspond to a Wagner #4?
The smooth bottom and the triagnle where the handle meets the pan is what makes me think the recast was made from a Wagner. I would stop thinking about it right there if it didn't have 5 S on top of the handle.
Why would anyone recast a Wagner and number it like an odd ball BSR? I know this is nothing of great significance but I would like to hear your thoughts
http://imgur.com/a/BNpSu
Jack