M-30 German WWII Gas Mask with Case

[Aragorn243]

This is my Christmas Present. My wife is getting pretty good at this.

This is not what I went to the auction for but after all the rifles fell through due to a bunch of very crazy people, I looked through the other things. I've been looking at the containers for a few months but not getting one due to either the price which seemed high or the condition which sucked.

This seemed a very happy medium, plus it had the mask which seems to be the rare portion of this combo.

This is an M-30 third model manufactured in 1940 by an unknown manufacturer. It appears there is a G on the inside and an H on the outside, neither is helpful. The same snout is also used on the M-38 which replaced these. The M-30 is rubberized canvas, the M-38 is all rubber. The lenses are bwz 1944.

The can is a long case which was manufactured from 1938 to 1945. It is ggm 1942. It has an aluminum insert which not all do and is D marked which means it is waterproof. I see no gaskets so not sure what makes it waterproof other than being tight. It has a spring-loaded pull latch to keep it closed.

The filter is an FE42 which are taller than the earlier ones and also used on the M-38. It has a cap on the base which looks like fcc or fec.

It is missing it's carrying strap which I'll have to track down.

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