Artefact, Mk V General Service Respirator, 1942

Historical information

Used by Australian service personnel in WW2.

Physical description

Gas mask with rubber face mask, glass eye plates and filter to cover mouth and nose.Fabric hose attached to a metal cylinder canister.
Straps to hold mask in place to go around back of head. Canister is heavy, two slits on side of canister.

Inscriptions & markings

Base of canister:
No 4A
Richard Hughes Pty Ltd
Sydney 1942
H B 5
E (undecipherable)

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