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The Hungarian 67M (also known as 65M) is a Civil Defense gas mask issued to the Polgári védelem (Civil Defence) and to civilians 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 covered 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 which is similar to the filter issued with the Soviet PMG-1 series (70M).

Kit and bag

Originally it was issued with a hose and the 60M filter with the 57M bag (the bag of the 60M mask). This set was used by the registered and non-registered members of the Civil Defence and 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 sections 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 hose. 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 civilians. 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 colours but the difference is minor.

It was used with 67M összfegyvernemi védőkészlet (joint service general purpose personal protective equipment) and with Védőmunkaruha (protective work suit made of thick canvas, it gave minor protection against toxic agents during clean up).

The kit contained:

  • 67M facepiece
  • 60M filter with a 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 a coated canvas design was used the, same desing since the 28M.

There are masks with different eye lenses. Those have the same as the 76M has.

Images

Hundreds_of_Gas_Masks_from_Cold_War_Bunker_-_Urban_Exploration

Hundreds of Gas Masks from Cold War Bunker - Urban Exploration

Cold War Bunker Full of Hungarian (67M) Gas Mask's

References

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