Mask, Gas
Production date
Circa 1941
Description
A Mk IVa gas mask with a fabric covered rubber face mask, a long fabric covered corrugated rubber tube and a brick coloured canister.
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Object detail
Production date
Circa 1941
Classification
Credit line
Gas
masks
like
this
one
were
issued
to
the
first
three
echelons
of
the
2
NZEF
in
1940.
The
history
of
this
particular
example
is
unknown
but
it
marked
as
being
issued
in
1941.
This
type
of
gas
mask
was
used
by
naval
and
air
personnel,
and
can
be
distinguished
from
similar
models
because
of
its
extra
long
hose
to
make
it
useful
for
naval
personnel.
Accession number
A86.824
Collection type
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