cloth gas mask canister cover

[Mike Coleman]

I tried to do a search on this but found nothing so I will ask. Perhaps I did not use the correct terms. Several years ago there were a bunch of German looking gas mask canisters on the market with olive green cloth covers. I picked one up because I wanted the cloth straps for another one I had. I have never seen a period photo of a cloth cover on these things. The seller said it was a"tropical version" - yeah, sure. Anyway, does anyone have the story behind these things? Were they WW II leftovers that another army used post war or what?
Mike

[stroh]

Mike,
The M38 style gasmask canisters with the olive green cloth cover on the lid and main body section are post war manufacture. The examples that I have seen are dated in the mid to late 1950's as the Bundeswehr was organized in 1955.

Ed

[Patrick Dempsey]

Hi Mike,

these are indeed 100% BW issue.

They surface for sale on auction sites, and the occasional uber dealer, where they are generally described as either late war ( by around 10 years!) or tropical.

Here is the Gasmaske 54.


Patrick.

[Patrick Dempsey]

Another slightly later revision.




Patrick.

[Mike Coleman]

Thank you, gentlemen

Thank you for clearing up that mystery for me.
Mike