This standard civilian-pattern gas mask was distributed in a cardboard box.
A close-up of the date stampings in the side of the facemark. Inside the lid of the canvas bag is the Danish Army crown mark. WW2 British Army issue lightweight assault gas mask, filter and bag. This mask and bag are available from Clements Militaria in Holland €50. These ones look the same as the wartime ones, but they carry the addition of a Danish Crown mark. WW2 British Airborne forces were given a variation of the standard issue Army gas mask. It was known as the lightweight assault gas mask and this example is for sale in the Netherlands. It has a 1944 date and comes complete with its carrying bag and eye shields. Although this model is of WW2 issue, many of these assault masks were re-issued to the Danish army after WW2. Close-up of the 1941-dated gas mask filter The 8 tubes of anti-gas ointment are unissued and in their tin. The set also includes a small tin of 8 unopened tubes of anti-gas ointment. All of the items are carried in the correct haversack, which is maker-marked “H & Sons Ltd” along with a 1941 date.Īvailable from Battleflag Militaria in the UK. All of the individual pieces, including the filter tin and dust goggles, are well dated 1941. This British Army gas mask comes with a bag and some accessories. The top of the filter normally has some of the manufacturer’s details along with a date. Close-up of the gas mask filter and hose. The loops on the side of the bag allowed the wearer to carry the bag across their chest. This gas mask is in the correct-issue khaki carrying bag. This example is for sale from Relic Militaria in the UK. The filter box is finished in bright red paint for some reason this was a colour which was regularly used. It is in good condition and a typical example. This set comprises a Civil Defence Warden’s, Fire Service or Police-issue gas mask, the carrying bag and shoulder straps. So they are an interesting yet inexpensive area of collecting. Below is a selection of British-issued WW2 gas masks for sale today.
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Mothers were taught how to protect their babies with them, and members of the British Armed Forces would train with them on every day.Īs a result, there are a lot of gas masks still in circulation and you can generally find them at sensible prices.
Everyone was given a mask and was told to keep it with them at all times. Children would wear them to school, often even during lessons. A WW2 public informational posterĪs a solution, the government ordered the manufacturing and issuing of gas masks to every man, woman and child across the country. The threat of chemical warfare in the form of poisonous gas attacks was also on the minds of British servicemen, many of whom had seen the effects first hand during the trench warfare of WW1. The Luftwaffe could have dropped gas bombs onto British towns and cities, and the results would have been catastrophic. Many UK newspapers speculated that war was imminent but the British Government was simply not prepared for that kind of event. The looming threat of war in the late 1930s sent the British Government and the general public into panic.
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