Small Italian field gear lot

[visor]

I bought this lot, would like info on gas mask.....legit or post?


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[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi, the mask looks like the wartime T35. There seem to be various styles of bag for these.

Compare to some seen here:

The Collector's Guild

Looks like a date on the paper label stuck on the filter. Some mention of these being Spanish made here, I cannot comment:

my gasmask collection: Gas Mask Collection

Cheers, Ade.

[rra227]

The bag does not look like any of mine. Mask looks good. I think my filters are a browner colour.Does the mess tin have loops on the front? Does the little spout stopper come off? If it does it is W.W.2 tropical. Rich A. in Pa.

[visor]

The stopper is non removing on this one. I checked the Guild, they had an identical mask....same carrier, mask and filter. Not sure if markings on filter are date marks, roman numerals don't fit in....?



The guild listed the sticker on the filter as an inventory date done by the italians. So post war sticker on war time filter?

[rra227]

The canteen is post war. Tin is W.W.2. I'll look for one of my Italian masks/bags and do a pic. Rich A. in Pa.

[GIZMO8Z]

The mess kit is Italian in origin, but may have been used by another nation. "H" isn't a letter commonly used in the Italian language.

[visor]

It was owned by Hernazio delapizza........just kidding

[visor]

why is the canteen post war? Anything in particular, looks like the one on the collectors guild.

[rra227]

Pics of my grey-green canteens, belt,ect. Note top plug is removed. This is what I was told makes then W.W.2. Also gas mask bag(under canteen). Cup is correct also. I have to look for the gas mask/bag and tropical canteen. Pic is of part of a wall in one of my rooms. Rich A. in Pa.

[visor]

Thanks Rich, nice stuff. I will do more research into the stopper.