Equipment - GAS MASK AND CONTAINER

Physical description

1. Rubber face mask for gas. It has two round glass apertures. It has an exhaust valve nozzle at mouth level. At the chin position is a steel circular input filter. The colour of the rubber is a light grey. There is a metal wire and lead seal affixed on LHS of mask. The filter cartridge ca be unscrewed.
2. A cheap paper cylindric container with a cap. The cap is held in place with a 30mm webbing strap. The colour is a dark drab olive.

Inscriptions & markings

Side of Mask = "AJAX II". Base of filter "C.P. 1935M". Stamped circle "(IN)". Top section of the filter is stamped = "OG.44.18".

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