German M.30 Pattern Gas Mask in Carry Can Stocks all need cleaning

all need cleaning

THIS FEATURE WAS COPIED BY THE GERMANS IN WORLD WARII IN THEIR MG 34 AND MG 42 "LAFETTE" TRIPODS

method of connecting

adapted from the Czechoslovakian MG 37

German M.30 Pattern Gas Mask in Carry Can Stocks all need cleaningOriginal Item: Gas Masks made for the Spanish Civil war either in Germany or Spain but conforming to the German M. 1930 Pattern. This M. 30 Model was made from Rubberized Cloth with a tightening frame of soft leather. In 1938 the M. 38 Mask was adopted using rubber for both mask and frame. Both models were carried in cylindrical corrugated metal Cans with a hinged cover. The earlier Cans were 25 Cm's tall but in 1941 the height was increased to 27. 5