Need help in IDing this mg. It's in the hands of Italian navy soldiers in China, the timeframe is 1932-1939. The key piece that throws me off is the flanged barrel3wk ⋅ JeromeZP ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
Gas drill for young boys, Torino, Italy. This one resonates with me because I used to go to the same school. I didn't get to do such cool stuff in the courtyard though, except getting a nail up my right foot4yr ⋅ JeromeZP ⋅ r/gasmasks
There is a city in Russia literally called asbestos. Enjoy your stay at Asbest5yr ⋅ JeromeZP ⋅ r/AsbestosRemovalMemes
Curved barrel Stg 57 Found in Bern's Schweizer Schutzenmuseum (Swiss shooting museum)3yr ⋅ JeromeZP ⋅ r/ForgottenWeapons
French Ajax F1, a licensed copy of the P43 made by Caoutchouc Antigaz SA, with a 42mm thread and a beautiful blue dirin-style filter3yr ⋅ JeromeZP ⋅ r/gasmasks
the mask is a warranty of life , preserve it jealously. Italian navy postcard, the mask depicted is an RM2 or RM34yr ⋅ JeromeZP ⋅ r/gasmasks
yall be posting S10s and M40s bought for 200 quids each, here's a chad mask to flex on you3yr ⋅ JeromeZP ⋅ r/gasmasks
Early-pattern Pirelli BNG 2 with a tiny Dirin 250 S filter, from the late '40s-'50s. It's made with synthetic rubber and shares intake and outlet with wartime-made T.35s3yr ⋅ JeromeZP ⋅ r/gasmasks
Italian M90 kit issued for the Carabinieri (military police). The decon kit includes one anti-burn bandage and 3 atropine autoinjectors, the filter is a CFF2 (dated 2019)3yr ⋅ JeromeZP ⋅ r/gasmasks
Leder B-maske with CO kit. The facepiece is from 1930 but the rest of the kit is post-war3yr ⋅ JeromeZP ⋅ r/gasmasks
Spasciani R.S. 35, a peculiar mask made of metallic cloth instead of more traditional materials. The filter sports a thread to add an additional filter in case the main one runs out3yr ⋅ JeromeZP ⋅ r/gasmasks
This is a DIRIN 600U P3 filter. The U in the name is a subtle reference to the fact that it's an absolute unit4yr ⋅ JeromeZP ⋅ r/gasmasks
Chinese imported Italian type mask, made in Italy and exported to nationalist China to fight against the massive use of gas by the invading Japanese force. The design is identical to early P43s, it has a 30mm thread and two exhale valves. The marking means large size.4yr ⋅ JeromeZP ⋅ r/gasmasks
British SBR I picked up for cheap, just facepiece and hose. This was supposedly found in a cave in the Italian front. Note the early valve guard, not present on later models3yr ⋅ JeromeZP ⋅ r/gasmasks
O.39 mask with T.35 and CO filters. CO filters were issued only in small and/or antique fortifications that didn't have air supplying pipes. In fact, the sheer amount of rounds being fired in bunkers built up a ton of CO, which would have killed the artillerymen. I dug up that filter from the ice.5yr ⋅ JeromeZP ⋅ r/gasmasks
Quick PSA: I just purchased a large gas mask lot, and found a couple of these horrid things. They were kept on a shelf under direct sunlight for 7 years, and the rubber melted totally, glueing the hood to the head. Please, keep your mask away from sunlight.5yr ⋅ JeromeZP ⋅ r/gasmasks
I know this is old news, but some people seem to not know. You can find this project for a proper gp-5 filter with proper thread on this link ---> http://bitly.com/1H9DQSz5yr ⋅ JeromeZP ⋅ r/gasmasks
