Newest Type Of Army Gas Mask (Aug, 1941)
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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Aug, 1941
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Tags: chemical warfare
Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Aug, 1941
| Buy on Ebay
Tags: chemical warfare
Newest Type Of Army Gas Mask
THIS mask is the army’s latest type. Among its features are optically ground, neutral eye pieces that permit its wearer to use delicate precision instruments, and its ability to permit conversation, a practice that is impossible with older type masks. The purification cannister is worn on the shoulders, permitting additional freedom of movement.
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Comment by Roflcopter — March 7, 2008 @ 4:55 am
Inspector Basset?
Comment by Stannous — March 7, 2008 @ 10:22 pm
“Klatu, barada, nikto!”
Comment by KHarn — March 9, 2008 @ 7:47 am
Hmm. Seems like the airflow is directed to the eye pieces. Seems pretty smart to me, since it should prevent fogging of the lenses. I wonder why my modern respirator does not do that…
Comment by Tierlieb — March 9, 2008 @ 2:12 pm
looks very useful and practical. there is no tube getting in the way, and the position of the tubes prevent fogging of the lenses. the only thing that i think could be improved is larger lenses.
Comment by bob — June 30, 2008 @ 5:45 am
aaah it looks very scary…
Comment by bobby — June 24, 2009 @ 3:40 pm
awesome, im a collector and were might one be availible?
Comment by Carson — July 18, 2009 @ 5:14 pm
Do you happen to know what kind of gas mask this is? (e.g. Isreali, American, German, etc)
Comment by Steph — August 18, 2009 @ 3:50 pm
Seeing as how the State of Israel didn’t exist in 1941 that rules them out, and the soldier modeling the mask has what appears to be “US” insignia on one collar and Chemical Corps branch insignia on his other collar I’m gonna go out on a limb and say American Army. That and an American magazine referring to “the army’s latest…” kind of provided a clue as well.
Comment by Firebrand38 — August 18, 2009 @ 4:06 pm
OK, enough is enough. Here are the details of the mask:
TYPE: US Army MI-I-5 Optical Gas Mask
ALIASES: Army Artillery Gas Mask, Army Tank Gas Mask
DATE: c. 1941
FREQUENCY: Scarce
USAGE: United States
FUNCTION: Military
LMàG REFERENCE CODE: US-041
NOTES: During the early stages of gas mask development in 1920s, it was apparent that a gas mask for use with optical sighting devices (like scopes and binoculars) was needed. In 1941, the Army designed and standardized the Army MI-I-5 Optical Gas Mask. It was more or less identical to the Navy version (below) but the two do have some significant differences. The distance between the small round eye pieces could be adjusted via a threaded rod, accommodating a wide range of head sizes. The mask’s filter canister was suspended behind the wearer’s neck by means of a metal clip on the filter that was attached to a canvas sleeve sewn onto the head harness. Inhaled air was drawn through a horizontal slit in the filter. Today, the Army MI Optical Gas Mask is among the rarest of the WWII US gas masks. While the Army version was not made in significant numbers, the Navy Diaphragm Optical Gas Mask was manufactured and issued in quantity to soldiers aboard ships
http://www.gasmasks.net/database/usa3/us-041d.htm
Apparently only 207,544 were ever produced
http://www.wood.army.mil/chmds.....s-04-1.pdf
Comment by Firebrand38 — August 18, 2009 @ 5:20 pm