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The M18 (officially designated as ARS) was the standard mask of the Belgian Army in World War 1 after the French ARS.
Mask overview
Practically a GM17 with a 42 mm filter thread.
The filter
The filter was the same as the ARS.
The kit
The M18 came with an ARS kit, complete with a metal box with bilingual instruction and an ARS 42 mm filter.
History
Variants
First variant
The first variant was derived from the GM17
Second variant
Very few GM18 were made, and even fewer were captured and turned into M18 masks of the second variant.