He served with 17th Battalion AIF in 1918 and joined the Australian Graves Detachment when it was raised in early 1919. Browse a wide selection of german gas mask and face coverings available in various fabrics and configurations, made by a community of small business-owners.
German gas mask case how to#
This case contained a small compartment in the lid for spare set of lenses and usually contained an instruction sheet at the bottom explaining how to use the gas mask.ĭue to the effective Royal Navy blockade of German ports, apart from the metal, ersatz (substitute) materials were also used in the production of gas mask cans.Ĭollected by 7159 Private Horace Alchin, who enlisted from Crookwell, NSW on 7 August 1917, aged 21. The gas mask carry case was known as a Lederschutzmaske (Bereitschaftsbuchen). An interesting historical note is that the popular Osram brand light bulb company were contracted to make these by the Imperial German Government and that diameter and screw type for this canister were identical to their light bulbs, thereby making construction easier and faster. This type of canister was worn with the German Ledershutzmaske. German-manufactured gas mask, ca 19151918. Up for sale is a very nice and original US WWI M1917 Gas Mask & Bag complete with the original US WWI Gas mask and filter. For example, a gas mask based on an activated charcoal filter was developed in Russia that same year. These instructions read 'Klarshiben vor Feuchtigkeit schutzen, nicht wischen, nur am Rand anfassen, so einlegen : (pair of horizontal lines)'. After 5,000 French soldiers died in April 1915 of the chlorine gas released by the Germans during the Battle of Ypres in Belgium, several countries made frantic efforts to develop gas masks and filters. These lenses are both wrapped in small square brown waxed paper envelope and printed in black ink on the outside of the envelope in German are instructions for the lenses. On each lens is printed in small text to one side in German 'Becef.A.4148'.
German gas mask case cracked#
This storage area contains a pair of spare yellowed and cracked circular lenses each individually backed with a coarse circular piece of fitted cardboard. On the inside of the lid is a circular hinged metal flap for storing spare lenses for the gas mask. The inside of the carry case is painted gloss black. On the bottom of the carry case is a faded circular logo stamped in black ink. A hinged lid is attached to the top of the carry case, secured by a single securing latch. It is made from stamped metal and is painted in grey-green paint which is scratched and dented in many places. Please see our legal page for more information.Protective container case for the German 'Lederschutzmaske' gas mask. We assume no liability associated with misuse of our products. All orders are subject to acceptance by IMA Inc, which reserves the right to refuse any order. By placing an order, the buyer represents that he/she is in compliance with the law and will utilize the items in a lawful manner. However, it is ultimately the responsibility of the buyer to be in compliance of laws that govern their specific location. IMA works diligently to be aware of these ever changing laws and obeys them accordingly. Gun magazine laws, concealed weapons laws, laws governing new made display guns, airsoft guns, blank fire guns, and other items vary greatly by nation, state and locality. IMA considers all antique guns offered on our website as non-firing, inoperable and/or inert. This law exempts antique firearms from any form of gun control or special engineering. Code, Section 921(a)(16) defines antique firearms as all guns manufactured prior to 1899. Every musket, rifle, display machine gun, machine gun parts set or gun sold by IMA, Inc is engineered to be inoperable according to guidelines provided by the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF).
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