gas mask puch ???

[Michael Kuligowski]

hmm...
any idea what is this ???
I believe it to be some gas mask pouch... not sure exactly...

I would assume by the way its constructed... that its pre war german stuff...

but its kinda strange..
any thoughts ?? is it german at all ??? what was use of that ???

cheers,

[Michael Kuligowski]

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[MGN]

The Germans did have pouches for the gasmasks from WW1, less in WW2 and then they made them after the war as well, This doesn't look like any German one I have seen, but as we know that doesn't mean anything,

Michael

[GJR100]

Hi Mike,

It does resemble the Fallschirmjäger GasmaskPouch in a way, although I'm not very familiar with these.
Are there any markings ? Does it have some sort of rubber plug on the bottom ?

The manufacturing details seem to be German. May be, if there are no markings,it could be a personal addition for carrying the gasmask.

Bart

[Michael Kuligowski]

Thanks guys....
I am confused.. on hand it looks a bit like german work - brown leather or light green canvas.. like pre war stuff.... a bit like german manufacture... but I'v never seen anything like that... so I suspect it maybe some swiss... work ???
its not marked... - and early items are almost always marked....
it costs 5 dollars.. damn.. interesting piece...

[Peter Wiking]

Have you tryed to contact these guys:
http://gasmasklexikon.com/

Cheers.
Peter Wiking

[Johannes Schoen]

At least similiar. It is from the page that Peter mentioned before. The description says (sorry, only in German)

GM-30 von 1936 (Ventilstempel) von AUER hergestellt und nach Spanien exportiert, kein WaA Stempel in der Maske, 1951 zuletzt ueberprueft und mit neuem Filter versehen.
Die Exportmaske hatte noch den groesseren Baenderungshaken der GM-24 (re)
Diese GM-30 ohne WaA Stempel wurden auch nach Griechenland exportiert und spaeter auch an Flackmannschaften in Fabriken ausgegeben.

From: http://gasmasklexikon.com/Page/Start01.htm