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02-01-2016 05:06 PM
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If it was Luftshutz, then why it hasn't got an RL Kenn nummer? As I know Luftshutz ones has that kind of number, military issued ones are not. That's why I'm confused about it.
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Yes, I've read this site also, but here I can only read about the Reichswehr model. This is one is not that kind It hasn't got the extra metal eye on the middle of the can like the Reichswehr model.
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I think it's a AUER container production 1940 for S-Maske, used by Luftschutz, the RL nummer could also be printed on the cover in ink, besides being stamped in rubber mask.
I know that this model was also used by the Police, but this is not the case because the strap is "hersatz" probably produced using a strap piece of the type used to bring the mask to the neck out of the canister.
If can help you look at this post, toward the end you can see one like yours, but previous production, with RL nummer stamped into the metal; yours is a next production.
My Third Reich Gasmasks collection
Cheers
Roberto
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Yes, as I more viewing the pictures, I also getting sure this will be an Auer 1940 model.
I've found on gasmasklexikon these pictures: http://gasmasklexikon.com/Bilder/Luftschutz.02.jpg ; http://gasmasklexikon.com/Bilder/Luftschutz.01.jpg
The left one that I have without RL number. And the strap is also an interesting one. On my pictures I would say that strap looks like a GM-30's strap.
You mentioned ersatz material. You mean it it's a "weaker" material than the military issued ordinary strap?
I can't wait to see this canister in real life and look after for markings or ink remains
Is there any hope that this canister has a military history used by a soldier, and later (around in 1941) it was gived to Luftschutz?
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exact! I mean for ersatz substitute material weaker than the ordinary one, and it's something that happened on this type of masks; from your photo looks similar to the one used on this "Draeger" example
said this, probably on the field there were many exceptions, I've seen pictures of fighter policeman on balkan front equipped with these AUER masks.
Roberto
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This GM 30 example, comes certainly as a military model of Reichswehr period, it may have been subsequently assigned to RL, but in this case should be the RL number printed inside, in the upper part and in the middle of the viewers.
Cheers
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