Can relics be hazardous to your health?

[davejb]

Definately hazardous, cleaning my cabinet the other week and one of my Mk II British helmets fell of the top shelf and brained me, had cross eyes for a while and splitting headache, should have worn one of the bloody things, will next time

[GasMasksUK]

True about the masks ez1969, apparently even the masks without asbestos filters can be dangerous due to the activated carbon filter breaking down over the years into a powder which can be inhaled also.

-Joshua

Correct Asbesto's is the main one, but filters especially the more modern American ones degrade quite rapidly. The best rule to follow is that if the history of a filter is unknown and/or its expired it shouldnt be used

Thanks

Danny

[pammy]

yeah danny,makes sence .!

[António Fragoeiro]

Definately hazardous, cleaning my cabinet the other week and one of my Mk II British helmets fell of the top shelf and brained me, had cross eyes for a while and splitting headache, should have worn one of the bloody things, will next time

That must have hurt