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 valve housing is the same as on the Hungarian 60M gas mask, made 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. And there is carrying strap on the bottom back. The eye lenses are crimped on with antifog insert fixing metal rings. There are masks with different eye lenses. Those have the same as the 76M has.
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.
Filter
Main article: 60M filter, 70M 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 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. The 57M bag is made 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. For carrying it has an adjustable shoulder srtap and an also adjustable waist strap connecting with a carabiner to a D-ring.
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.
The kit contained:
- 67M facepiece
- 60M filter with a hose or 70M filter with hydrophobic socket
- Bag (75M or 57M)
- Anti-fog inserts (x6) (or sometimes anti-fog soap)
Service
It was used with 65M and 75M 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).
Images
Hundreds of Gas Masks from Cold War Bunker - Urban Exploration
Cold War Bunker Full of Hungarian (67M) Gas Mask's
References
- Módszertani segédlet a rendszeresített egyéni vegyvédelmi eszközök használatára (book-1973)
- Légoltalmi ismeretek a lakóházi (önvédelmi) szervek részére II. kiadás (book-1952)
- http://dia.osaarchivum.org/public/index.php?fs=1879&thumbnail=1