Sabrejet Posted March 4, 2014 Share #1 Posted March 4, 2014 This is a mint, unissued USAF MS22001 oxygen mask, manufactured in 1954. Essentially an improved A-13a, it was the basic mask used by fighter pilots during the Korean War. WW2 A-14 masks were issued in stout card boxes. By the 50s, things had moved on! The M22001 was supplied in an airtight aluminum canister which had a tamper-proof seal. Contained within the canister was the mask itself, a small packet of accessory parts and a silicone pack which absorbed any moisture. The canister was intended to be re-used. "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #2 Posted March 4, 2014 Stenciling detail... "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted March 4, 2014 Lid and base of canister... "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted March 4, 2014 Rubber gasket and tamper-proof seal. "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted March 4, 2014 Mask within the canister. "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted March 4, 2014 Accessories. "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
reddevil1311 Posted March 4, 2014 Share #7 Posted March 4, 2014 NIce!!! "I am a white male aged 18 to 45, everyone listens to me no matter how dumb my suggestions are" www.reenactor.se - Front Historiska Föreningen Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted March 4, 2014 Details... "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted March 4, 2014 Next.... "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #10 Posted March 4, 2014 Next.... "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #11 Posted March 4, 2014 Next.... "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #12 Posted March 4, 2014 Next.... "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted March 4, 2014 Next.... "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #14 Posted March 4, 2014 Two MS 22001s, ten years apart...'54 > '64. The shape has changed slightly and the later version has nylon rather than cotton webbing. "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #15 Posted March 4, 2014 Next... "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
Bebel Posted March 4, 2014 Share #16 Posted March 4, 2014 Ian, Very nice find. Very interesting for me seeing a 6482A version from 1954. I was not pretty sure that this early version of the MS-22001 still was manufactured in 1954. I enclose a copy of an article about A-13, A-13A and MS-22001 both USAF and USN versions. Sorry, it's in french! Franck Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #17 Posted March 4, 2014 Merci Franck...ce n'est pas un problème! "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
cepilot Posted March 5, 2014 Share #18 Posted March 5, 2014 The shipping can alone is quite a collectable, much less the new mask inside .. nice score ! .. Mike / Cepilot Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share #19 Posted March 5, 2014 The shipping can alone is quite a collectable, much less the new mask inside .. nice score ! .. Mike / Cepilot Thanks...guess I just struck lucky this time?! "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
Ultra Hog Posted March 23, 2014 Share #20 Posted March 23, 2014 What a nice box ! You can put cakes or chocolate inside now... Be careful with the # shape ! As you've posted, on the left = Medium & in the right = Large Some minor modifications have occured in fact, just as you said. Up in the air, playing with clouds, the stratosphere is my own house... Link to post Share on other sites
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