US M1A2-1-1 Non combatant Gas Mask.

[Thanatos]

Gday All,
A WW2 US M1A2-1-1 Non combatant Gas Mask.The complete unit I would feel less may-be decontamination powder.
I would like to thank very much a fellow WRF member for "issuing" me the carry bag and instruction pam for the respirator.Cheers mate.



Thanks for looking
Dave

[reneblacky]

No Whakkas Buddy
looks great
Hey shouldn't you be working right now

[reneblacky]

Here's the manual I scanned before I past it off

[Aus der Traum]

Very nice mate, do these filters contain asbestos?

[reneblacky]

as a precaution treat all pre 90's gas masks that they will have asbestos

[Aus der Traum]

as a precaution treat all pre 90's gas masks that they will have asbestos

Yes, that would be a fair statement. I ask the question due to customs restrictions and such..

Josh

[Thanatos]

No Whakkas Buddy
looks great
Hey shouldn't you be working right now

Yes, but I'm a very naughty boy,just quoting some wire.
Good info and warning re the filter fella's.

[GasMasksUK]

Very nice mask I imagine these are quite uncommon in Australia?

Regarding the asbestos, I'm not too sure if these filters contain it or not as I've not done any tests on Second World War US Gas Mask filters, however I would say that it is a high possibility that they do. The golden rule with gas mask filters is that if its expired, and/or you don't know the filters history it should be considered unsuitable to breath through.

Thanks

Danny

[shortbuss55]

I just bought this same gas mask at a estate sale today. I never thought about the asbestos aspect. Thank you for the information about the asbestos.

From Alex

[Thanatos]

Here's a child sized M1A2-1-1 I picked up last year.