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The C3 gas mask is a full-face gas mask developed by the General Tire and Rubber company of Canada (GTR) in Canada. First manufactured in 1960, it was intended to replace the C2, which was a series of masks copied from each generation of the British LAG series. |
The C3 gas mask is a full-face gas mask developed by the General Tire and Rubber company of Canada (GTR) in Canada. First manufactured in 1960, it was intended to replace the C2, which was a series of masks copied from each generation of the British LAG series. |
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+ | The C3 comes in 3 variants, the C3-1, C3-2 and C3-3. The C3-1 and 2 seem virtually the same though the lenses are slightly different. The C3-1 uses traditional LAG style removable lenses whilst the C3-2 uses the style of the 1957 onwards LAG MKIIIs which seemed to use similar lens holders to the British MKIII GSR (non removable and without the 4 tabs on the metal). The C3-1 also seemed to have two types of filter. The most common C3 seen on the surplus market is the 1970s C3-2 with the M69 filter. |
The C3-3 may be little more than a prototype. This mask used a British faceblank. |
The C3-3 may be little more than a prototype. This mask used a British faceblank. |
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The C3 gas mask is a full-face gas mask developed by the General Tire and Rubber company of Canada (GTR) in Canada. First manufactured in 1960, it was intended to replace the C2, which was a series of masks copied from each generation of the British LAG series.
The C3 comes in 3 variants, the C3-1, C3-2 and C3-3. The C3-1 and 2 seem virtually the same though the lenses are slightly different. The C3-1 uses traditional LAG style removable lenses whilst the C3-2 uses the style of the 1957 onwards LAG MKIIIs which seemed to use similar lens holders to the British MKIII GSR (non removable and without the 4 tabs on the metal). The C3-1 also seemed to have two types of filter. The most common C3 seen on the surplus market is the 1970s C3-2 with the M69 filter.
The C3-3 may be little more than a prototype. This mask used a British faceblank.
References
http://www.gasmaskforum.com/anybody-knowledgable-about-the-canadian-c3-mask-t638.html
http://mygasmaskcollection.blogspot.com/2008/06/gas-mask-collection.html