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{{Mask|name = ГП-1|name-long = Гражданский Противогаз|name-tr = Grazhdanskiĭ Protivogaz|name-en = Civilian Gas Mask|image = 44853529 10211009834356509 4175515579664302080 n.jpg|previous = [[GT-6]]|next = [[GP-2]]|filter = GP-1|country = {{country|su}}|manufacturer = Locals|caption = GP-1 with Sh-2 face piece}}
   
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The '''GP-1 '''(Russian: ''Гражданский Противогаз'' — "Civilian Gas Mask") was a civilian filter issued with various face pieces during the Second World War.
The Soviet GP-2 civilian gas mask filter was developed in the mid-1920s to 1930s and were in use up until the early 1950s. The filter was made of reinforced/layered cardboard and was attached to the mask with fabric tape.
 
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== The filter ==
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The GP-1 filter is a cylindrical metal filter containing the various blocking substances. It was fixed to the face piece at the chin.
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== Face pieces ==
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The face pieces were mainly made by local craftsmen and fit to the filter.
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The exhale valve, similar amongst most masks, was kept in a metal cage and was made up of two rubber discs.
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=== Sh-2 (Ш-2) ===
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The Sh-2 was made of rubberized cloth and had the exhale valve at the side. The eye pieces could be the one of the Sh-1 face piece or just glued ones.<gallery>
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44886080_10211009834196505_2242471776078528512_n.jpg|GP-1 with Sh-2 face piece
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44962003_10211009835876547_3066685633792573440_n.jpg|GP-1 with Sh-3 face piece
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60840895_2243495405903353_2272955297871953920_n.jpg|GP-1 with Sh-3 face piece
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=== Sh-3 (Ш-3) ===
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The Sh-3, identical in setup to the Sh-2, was cheaper to make and was less sturdy. The eye pieces could be glued or crimped.<gallery>
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60547983_2277634732453789_7482459738374930432_n.jpg|GP-2 with Sh-3 face piece
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=== ShM-1 (ШМ-1) ===
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The ShM-1 was a helmet style face piece and had the exhale valve in the front.<gallery>
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60639441_805856623123298_7536470451065716736_n.jpg|GP-1 with ShM-1 face piece
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The GP-1 (Russian: Гражданский Противогаз — "Civilian Gas Mask") was a civilian filter issued with various face pieces during the Second World War.

The filter

The GP-1 filter is a cylindrical metal filter containing the various blocking substances. It was fixed to the face piece at the chin.

Face pieces

The face pieces were mainly made by local craftsmen and fit to the filter.

The exhale valve, similar amongst most masks, was kept in a metal cage and was made up of two rubber discs.

Sh-2 (Ш-2)

The Sh-2 was made of rubberized cloth and had the exhale valve at the side. The eye pieces could be the one of the Sh-1 face piece or just glued ones.

Sh-3 (Ш-3)

The Sh-3, identical in setup to the Sh-2, was cheaper to make and was less sturdy. The eye pieces could be glued or crimped.

ShM-1 (ШМ-1)

The ShM-1 was a helmet style face piece and had the exhale valve in the front.