Very early gasmask tin?

[m40heer]

The green band could be some sort of unit marking?

[Uncle Goose]

I suspect that the green band actually refers to the kind of filter there was in the cannister. I suspect this because of the number 15 on the lid, this could be a number that was applied while the gasmask was in use in a company. Many of these were used even as late as the early 1970's. A filter with a green band is against Ammonia (which was widely used as a coolant for machines in the food industie) and the gasmask could just stand somewhere in case of a leak.

[MG-Freak]

Can somebody tell me what that mumber on the cannister and mask means?? In the pic on page one you see the number 805 on both the cannister and mask.

Thnx alot!

Erwin

[anmarlodz]

Can somebody tell me what that mumber on the cannister and mask means?? In the pic on page one you see the number 805 on both the cannister and mask.

Thnx alot!

Erwin

It is soldiers number.

[MG-Freak]

You mean his servicemumber??