Historical information

Appears to be type used by German Troops later in the war

Significance

Type of gas mask carried by enemy soldiers who would have been fighting against soldiers of the 4th Light Horse Regiment in France in 1918

Physical description

Face mask made of leather, with light khaki fabric head straps. plastic eye windows. Metal part has internal thread to accept filter canister. Canister is roughly cylindrical with and external thread to allow fixing to the mask.

Inscriptions & markings

Metal part of face mask pressed into the sheet metal: D2

Canister pressed into the sheet metal: G.J.B. 1918
Canister green ink stamped: A.G.P.A. 14.APR.1918
M2 11.C.H.
Canister red ink stamped: 3 blurred letters or digits.