Changes: GM38

Revision as of 12:53, 9 June 2012

The GM-38 was used by the German Army in World War II (the one in the picture was issued in 1938) and was created as an upgrade for the GM-30. It was produced by the manufacturing compainies; Drager and Auer. The mask's face piece was made entirely from rubber, which supposedly protected against newly discovered chemicals.

This mask has a variety of colours, which represent why they were used. The mask on the right was used in the tropics of Africa in World War II as it is painted in 'sand colours'. The mask has a 5-pointed strap harness which is tightened with two straps which down near the bottom two straps. The mask was issued in a canister which was carried around the neck but the mask also has its own carrying strap with which it could be carried. The mask's filter thread is 40mm and the filter is quite heavy pulling the mask forward.

The Gm-38 is quite advanced for its time as it has a microphone and voice diaphragm.

A special varient of this mask was used by pilots. It had a hose on the left/right (depending on the plane it was used in).

For more information/display of this mask check out the following video:

German_GM-38_Gas_Mask — German GM-38 Gas Mask

GM-38 013 — Inhale valve/ filter threads (above) Voice diaphragm and Exhale Valve(below)

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References :

http://gasmasklexikon.com/

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-The GM-38 was used by the German Army in World War II (the one in the picture was issued in 1938) and was created as an upgrade for the GM-30. It was produced by the manufacturing compainies; Drager and Auer. The mask's  face piece was made entirely from rubber, which supposedly protected against newly discovered chemicals.
+The GM-38 was used by the German Army in World War II (the one in the picture was issued in 1938) and was created as an upgrade for the GM-30. It was produced by the manufacturing compainies; Drager and Auer. The mask's face piece was made entirely from rubber, which supposedly protected against newly discovered chemicals.
-This mask has a variety of colours, which represent why they were used.  The mask on the right was used in the tropics of Africa in World War II as it is painted in 'sand colours'.  The mask has a 5-pointed strap harness which is tightened with two straps which down near the bottom two straps.  The mask was issued in a cannister which was carried around the neck but the mask also has its own carrying strap with which it could be carried. The mask's filter thread is 40mm and the filter is quite heavy pulling the mask forward.
+This mask has a variety of colours, which represent why they were used. The mask on the right was used in the tropics of Africa in World War II as it is painted in 'sand colours'. The mask has a 5-pointed strap harness which is tightened with two straps which down near the bottom two straps. The mask was issued in a canister which was carried around the neck but the mask also has its own carrying strap with which it could be carried. The mask's filter thread is 40mm and the filter is quite heavy pulling the mask forward.
 The Gm-38 is quite advanced for its time as it has a microphone and voice diaphragm.
 [[File:Mic.png|thumb|GM-38 Microphone ]]
-A special varient of this mask was used by pilots.  It had a hose on the left/right (depending on the plane it was used in).
+A special varient of this mask was used by pilots. It had a hose on the left/right (depending on the plane it was used in).
 For more information/display of this mask check out the following video:
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