The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
British Tank Corps leather and chain-mail face mask. It is constructed from thin steel plate that has been moulded to a face shape, and has vision slits cut for both eyes. The steel plate is covered with brown leather on the outer surface and the inner surface is buff coloured chamois which is thinly padded. A chain-mail skirt is attached by rings to lugs on the steel plate, and hangs from the mask below the cheeks and nose. Fitted to each side of the mask is a length of cotton tape which are used to fasten it behind the wearer's head.
This type of mask was issued to British tank crews for protection against steel splinters that could be detached from the inner surface of the tank when shells struck the outside.
British Tank Corps leather and chain-mail face mask. It is constructed from thin steel plate that has been moulded to a face shape, and has five horizontal vision slits cut for both eyes. The steel pl
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
German respirator made of grey rubberised cotton with cotton webbing and elastic head straps. A long dark grey cotton webbing strap fits loosely around the neck, enabling the mask to be worn in the 'a
German Army Lederschutzmaske (Leather protection mask) respirator. The mask is made from a single piece of chrome-tanned sheepskin dipped in an oil sealant solution, the black tanned surface towards t
Type 'G' green rubber oxygen mask with built-in Type 26 magnetic microphone. The mask is lined with brown chamois leather, and has blue/grey elastic straps for attachment to a flying helmet. The left
Japanese tank helmet. Brown cotton fabric covered, molded cardboard & felt tank helmet. The crown fabric is cut in segments with a 12 mm diameter hole in the centre. There are slits with lace up flap
