The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Gas respirator made from corrugated rubber tubing and mouthpiece from the Drager apparatus. The rubber is showing signs of deterioration. There are no manufacturer markings on the gas mask or mouthpiece. The gas mask comes with a sheet metal container painted in dull olive drab and has some small puncture marks on it. The lid of the container is hinged and there is a canvas carry strap attached to it by a soldered metal loop. Markings - 1/3 GEPROF.
The gas mask was found on the Somme on August 8, 1918 by a member of the 8th Brigade Australian Imperial Force.
Civilian issue gas mask respirator with front mounted black and green painted metal filter canister clamped to a black rubber face mask with two screw-in circular glass eye pieces set in a protruding
Australian Army Respirator, Anti-Gas, Light. Gas mask respirator with lefthand side-mounted, green painted metal filter canister. Two-tone black and brown rubber face mask has two circular eye pieces
Gas respirator consisting of a rubberised fabric face mask, connected by a fabric covered rubber hose to a chemical absorbent canister made of tin plate. The face mask is made of light weight khaki ru
Gas respirator consisting of a black rubber face mask, connected by a fabric covered rubber hose to a chemical absorbent canister made of tin plate. The face mask is made of light weight black rubber
Circular shaped stamped sheet metal container for a French ARS type gas respirator with folding stamped sheet metal lid. The lid is attached to the container by a rectangular shaped hinge. Painted
French ARS type gas mask fitted with a centrally mounted removable circular shaped filter unit. The entire respirator is finished in an overall khaki brown colour. Stamped in black ink on the left c
