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Exhale valve
The C2 gas mask is a civilian version of the wz.38 mask intended for civil defense and civilians. It was produced in 1939 and 1939. Masks sports 42mm thread.
The exhale valve was made in two colors. Brown one and khaki. Its possible to unscrew the cover.
Overview[]
The mask is made of full rubber. Mask came with straps to adjust it to your head. The thread is located directly on the front of the mask. The C2 mask featured a modern inner half mask.
Mask was produced in 4 sizes : M - small (mała), S - medium (średnia), S/D - medium large (średnio duża) and D - large (duża).
Filter[]
It was possible to screw an connecting hose to a bigger filter. For the C2 mask, a small filter element screwed directly into the thread was used.
There were two models of filters: a small red painted one (called short absorbers of the PC 110 ACM type, similar to the TC-38 filter) and a larger one in khaki color.
Kit[]
The kit included a mask, a filter and a carrying bag.
Bag[]
One-chamber linen bag closed with a flap with a single flat button. On the flap of the bag, a stamp with the size, production date and manufacturer.
Use[]
The mask was used by the Polish pre-war civil defense called the Air and Gas Defense League (LOPP). The C2 mask was individually purchasable by civilians. LOPP formations used C2 masks on a par with R.S.C. with a significant advantage of the latter structure. It was used also by PKP (Polskie Koleje Państwowe). Although masks were expensive to buy. At the time, it costed 19 złoty which was a lot back then, its around 190 złoty today.
After the defeat of Poland in 1939, the German army was taken over by the factories producing gas masks. The German administration continued the production of C2 gas masks under the name G-39 for German services. It was used for training purposes.
Ardal version[]
Ardal stamp
Few of the masks were made by Ardal. The only difference in it was how the straps were mounted. Ardal had the buckle sewn in, not molded like in normal C2 mask.
Ardal sewn in straps