Is fm12 gas mask still in production?
I have an avon fm12 and the straps are very wrinkly from use is there any way I can straiten them out I have already tried putting them in some books but that hasn't worked. would ironing fix it or would it do more harm than good?
So I've recently bought an FM12 off an Ebay user and the stamp on the mask says that it got produced in 1995.. now the thing is, the seller (and me also) never saw a mask which got produced before 1997. Even Wikipedia and other sources say that the first time they got actually used was in 1997... Did I buy a possible prototype? And no, it's not a bootleg. The rubber quality is the same excellent Avon quality.
Hi guys, I'm looking for a FM12/CT12 and I want to be sure that the size fit "good" on my face, the only gas mask that I own is a GP5 (size 3y, measured with this method: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51PZvs1awbL.jpg) and I really can't tell what size would be the best for me, from the Avon manual it's just a thing of "try the different sizes to see your size!!" so I'm really wandering in the dark... Thanks in advance
Hi everyone, I'm pretty new in this matter. I've made a little research because I want to have a gas mask but I kinda can't decide...
First I went to the CDC - NIOSH website to see what were the NIOSH approved full face mask. Then I realized that all those masks are all too expensive.
Then I went to surplus masks and I liked some: British GSR, the FM12, the Russian PPM-88 and finaly the PMK. All of them round the 40-160€..
The GSR is way to expensive and althought I can MOD-it to have 40mm filter's (that are more available) I don't want to pay so much for it. (If anyone as one cheaper than 160€....)The PPM-88 has no drinking mechanism so I kinda put it aside.
So I'm between the FM12 (70€) and the PMK (40€). Only the PMK comes with a 40mm NATO filter, that look like one of the "new one".
Or maybe just buy one of this new Israel Civilian Gas Mask... Cheap and with a new filter
Also where can I buy good reliable cheap 40mm filters?? WITHOUT ABESTOS!! Cause I'm trying and I really can't find..
Sorry for the long text!
Thanks,
Laranjeira69