World War II US Navy Diaphragm Gas Mask Dated 1942
WWII US Navy diaphragm gas mask featuring an olive drab rubber facepiece with triangular eyepieces. The front of the mask is dominated by a large circular diaphragm assembly with a star-patterned plastic grille, designed to facilitate voice communication. The facepiece is marked on the forehead with an embossed US over a letter U. On the side of the cheek, an embossed circular mark reads, C5-2-402, 1-42, LOT P 401-1, GOODYEAR, and 4 42. Below this circle is the number 143. The rim of the outlet valve housing is embossed LOT NO. 2 and GMC I. N. & T. The head harness consists of olive drab elasticized canvas straps secured by metal snaps and adjusted with metal buckles, leading to a coated canvas head pad. The head pad bears a black ink stamp reading SF-5A-5. A grey corrugated rubber hose is attached to the lower chin assembly with a canvas binding strip. The interior of the mask shows a black rubber T-shaped oral-nasal cup and two circular air intake valves. The facepiece measures approximately 9 inches in height from the top edge to the bottom of the chin assembly. Pickup is Monday, Nov. 9, from 11 am to 7 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot, or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up, we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pick up within 10 days or we will dispose of the item and you will not receive a refund.
[ translate ]WWII US Navy diaphragm gas mask featuring an olive drab rubber facepiece with triangular eyepieces. The front of the mask is dominated by a large circular diaphragm assembly with a star-patterned plastic grille, designed to facilitate voice communication. The facepiece is marked on the forehead with an embossed US over a letter U. On the side of the cheek, an embossed circular mark reads, C5-2-402, 1-42, LOT P 401-1, GOODYEAR, and 4 42. Below this circle is the number 143. The rim of the outlet valve housing is embossed LOT NO. 2 and GMC I. N. & T. The head harness consists of olive drab elasticized canvas straps secured by metal snaps and adjusted with metal buckles, leading to a coated canvas head pad. The head pad bears a black ink stamp reading SF-5A-5. A grey corrugated rubber hose is attached to the lower chin assembly with a canvas binding strip. The interior of the mask shows a black rubber T-shaped oral-nasal cup and two circular air intake valves. The facepiece measures approximately 9 inches in height from the top edge to the bottom of the chin assembly. Pickup is Monday, Nov. 9, from 11 am to 7 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot, or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up, we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pick up within 10 days or we will dispose of the item and you will not receive a refund.
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