History Man Posted June 23, 2012 Share #1 Posted June 23, 2012 Found this while out at the flea market today for a great price. This is the bag, the mask, and a small cylinder strapped into the inside of the pack.Seems to be near complete or complete. It is in good shape showing wear in many places. Let me know what you think. Philip **Forgot to get pics of it but the gas mask is marked US on he upper front portion with a "U" underneath of the "US" mark.** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Man Posted June 23, 2012 Author Share #2 Posted June 23, 2012 And the mask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Man Posted June 23, 2012 Author Share #3 Posted June 23, 2012 last pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfryar44 Posted June 23, 2012 Share #4 Posted June 23, 2012 Great find and appears it will clean up nice! Congrats. :thumbsup: Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted June 23, 2012 Share #5 Posted June 23, 2012 Great find Phillip.Nice Assault gasmask and bag.Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted June 23, 2012 Share #6 Posted June 23, 2012 i never seen one in person, great find!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted June 23, 2012 Share #7 Posted June 23, 2012 Well Philip, that's different! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Devil Posted June 23, 2012 Share #8 Posted June 23, 2012 Awesome find! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uplandmod Posted June 25, 2012 Share #9 Posted June 25, 2012 Find of a lifetime! Never let that one go, still need one for my DDay collection, I'm jealous! Leonardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Man Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share #10 Posted June 25, 2012 Thanks for the comments, I was very suprised to find something like this there. I rubbed it lightly with a wet paper towel and it came out well. Over the past few months I find myself finding more WW2 and earlier gear. Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted June 25, 2012 Share #11 Posted June 25, 2012 Philip we can all learn from you. I do not know anyone else in this hobby who has such focus and such determination at your age. You are prepared, you show up and things land in your lap. There is no doubt that as the years pass you will be a leader in the collecting community. Now lets see that new A2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 25, 2012 Share #12 Posted June 25, 2012 Nice find Philip! I got mine way back in the early 90s...and even back then they were considered to be quite scarce! (the 50th anniversary of D-Day was fast approaching so everybody was hunting down D-Day accessories like assault gas masks and USN lifebelts etc!) Of course, these days repro rubberised bags are available, but they have no contents...also they are rather flimsy and look very smooth, black and shiny, as I suppose originals looked when issued? A word of advice...when you open the bag in future, if one of the snaps is a little stiff don't pull at it or it might rip out of the canvas. Instead, carefully slip a thin blade between the two halves of the offending snap and gently lever them apart. Also, if you take a cotton wall ball and lightly moisten it with a little Vaseline (or a similar product) and gently rub it in a circular motion over the surface of the bag, it'll help restore its colour and keep it supple....but do it very sparingly as you don't want it to become too greasy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloman Posted June 25, 2012 Share #13 Posted June 25, 2012 http://www.emcmilitaria.com/Bag_Gas_Mask_M7_p/emc2e40.htm For those seeking a rubberized gas mask bag, I bought mine from here- no mask, but a very reasonable price for an original bag. I handpicked mine at a show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lt. Posted July 13, 2012 Share #14 Posted July 13, 2012 Truly a nice find. I've more than 200 NBC items in my collection but this is the dream of a life! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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