Presenting something I scrounged off eBay a while back. I held off on purchasing one of these for a while, purely because I wanted one without the Danish postwar markings. After finding what was advertised as an untouched wartime mask, I did a little bit of research and took the plunge. It's an Avon mask, small size, and can confirm having gone over it thoroughly that all parts are wartime dated, down to the buckles on the straps.
I can find nothing that I would ascertain as being postwar markings, although honestly I wouldn't recognize any besides the obvious 'CF' ones. Also attached is a dog tag, which I can't help but find a tiny bit dubious. Was the attachment of a tag to a particular mask a common practice?
Have also noticed the cutout on the nose, which looks to me like a holdover from the Civilian Duty model. Is this a particularly early one, or just one using a reworked face piece?
A nice one regardless, though it is suffering a bit from perishing, which something of its age is wont to do. Any further info/corrections appreciated, as always.
Regards, B.B.
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