The Hungarian 67M (also known as 65M) is a Civil Defense gas mask issued to the Polgárvédelem (Civil Defence) and to civilaians during the Cold War.
Overview
The valves are the same as on the Hungarian 60M gas mask, made out of steel and has a 40mm GOST screw thread. The mask was made from rubber coverd by green canvas. The harness uses a simple three piece harness hooked up to a small leather center-piece the straps are bolted onto, an additional strap near the bottom would be wrapped around the user's head and hooked around to provide a tight seal. The eye lenses are crimped on.
Filter
It was issued with a hose and a big flat box filter (the same as on the 60M) and also with a lightweight filter wich is similar to the filter issued with the Soviet PMG-1 series (70M).
Kit and bag
Originaly it was issued with hose and the 60M filter with the 57M bag (the bag of the 60M mask). This set was used by the registrated and non registrated members of the Civil Defence and was used with the Védőmunkaruha (protective work suit made out of thick canvas, it gave minor protection against toxic agents). The bag is made out of canvas. Inside there are 3 scetions and 1 little pocket. The two same sized parts are for the filter and the mask. There are 2 strips on the inner side of the filter part to fix the hose during use. The little pocket is for the antifog inserts. The big flat part is for the chemical gloves. It has 2 straps, one around the shoulder and the other around the waist.
Later when the 70M filter was released the mask was issued with the 70M filter and PV-75M bag (or just called 75M, the same as on the 76M) to the civilans. Simple canvas bag with 2 smaller parts in the lower section. The smaller is for the spare filter. The bag has 3 straps: one on the shoulder and two for fixing around the waist. It was made in several colour but the difference is minor.
The kit contained:
- 67M facepiece
- 60M filter with hose or 70M filter with hydrophobic socket
- Bag (75M or 57M)
- Anti fog inserts (x6)
History
The 67M was an attempt to make a kit and face-piece cheaper to produce than the current Soviet models. To reduce costs they used a coated canvas design wich was used since the 28M.
There are masks with different eye lenses. Those have the same as the 76M has.
PV-75M bag.
Hundreds of Gas Masks from Cold War Bunker - Urban Exploration
Cold War Bunker Full of Hungarian (67M) Gas Mask's
The inside of the mask.
References
- Módszertani segédlet a rendszeresített egyéni vegyvédelmi eszközök használatára (book)
- Légoltalmi ismeretek a lakóházi (önvédelmi) szervek részére II. kiadás (book)
- http://dia.osaarchivum.org/public/index.php?fs=1879&thumbnail=1