cepilot Posted August 27, 2015 Share #1 Posted August 27, 2015 I own 2 ea. , IJA pilot helmets , one rabbit fur interior and one canvas/leather , both in excellent display condition , but wouldn't a oxygen mask be a great add-on to them .. But I've never seen one for sale , and even finding a picture of one is hard ... the only one I can come up with is the one displayed in the USAF museum ... So my question is .. Do any of you collectors have one ? .. or much less know of any for sale ?, .... I heard that the reason they are scarce is that most of the Japanese , just placed and bit onto a rubber feed tube placed into their mouths and sucked oxygen that way , instead of a clap over your face, actual mask and as most of the aircraft didn't have oxygen feed regulator , just a needle valve for continues flow metering .... here's the picture of the mask displayed in the USAF museum ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted August 27, 2015 Share #2 Posted August 27, 2015 http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/index.php You may have better luck on the WAF and their Japanese section...We are mainly US... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northcoastaero Posted August 27, 2015 Share #3 Posted August 27, 2015 Three books come to mind. Can find them on ebay.com .: -Japanese Naval Aviation Uniforms and Equipment 1937-45 by Gary Nila Osprey Publishing Elite 86. IJN but mentions some IJA. -Vintage Flying Helmets by Mick J. Prodger Schiffer Publishing. May have some info. -IJN Aviator Uniforms and Equipment by Model Art. Japanese text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juvatwad Posted August 29, 2015 Share #4 Posted August 29, 2015 They are rare partly because the rubber from which they were made is unstable. I've seen a few pop up for sale over the past 20 years, but in my opinion they aren't worth the money, because they will disintegrate unless they are stored in ideal conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted August 29, 2015 Share #5 Posted August 29, 2015 Sorry, this is outside the focus of the US Militaria Forum. Members may continue the discussion off line through Private Messaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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