Pouch Luftwaffe?

[Tony]

Anybody know what kind of pouch this is? Luftwaffe? WW2 period?

Thanks,
Tony

[Tony]

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[Svenpanzer]

extra filter bag for the gasmask, normal WH/LW/SS

best regards Sven

[Tony]

Great! Thanks for the quick response Sven

Tony

[Gran Sasso]

extra filter bag for the gasmask, normal WH/LW/SS

best regards Sven

Thats what its always mistaken for - indeed its a gasmaksbag on its own, for late war gasmask. Just a small rubber mouthpiece on the filter, thats it.

Here is a nice complete mask:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ighlight=mouth

[Svenpanzer]

that's conpletely new to me
I have one dated 1940. Where they used so early?

best regard

[Tony]

Gran Sasso thank you, that looks like it

Following the link from the other thread.

"Found out where I saw another one with different nose clip:

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

look under "Germany M" (top line, click on the flag) and "Mundstueck/schw" (far left, scroll down and click on the arrow)"

Tony

[ZAM]

These pouches were used for the "Ersatzgasmaske", as shown above.... but, i know some earlier then 1944 dated ones, so they must be used for other equipment before. A fellow collector have one with "Steigfelle" for Gebirgsjäger in it.

Best regards
Dirk

[Gran Sasso]

These pouches were used for the "Ersatzgasmaske", as shown above.... but, i know some earlier then 1944 dated ones, so they must be used for other equipment before. A fellow collector have one with "Steigfelle" for Gebirgsjäger in it.

Best regards
Dirk

I doubt the climbing furs were meant to be stored in such a pouch, rather be put in postwar. Are those issued or civilian ones?

[Gran Sasso]

that's conpletely new to me
I have one dated 1940. Where they used so early?

best regard

They might be meant 1st for tankers or navy artillerie gunners, or any other soldiers who moved inside tiny rooms.
But that theory is not confirmed yet.

[ZAM]

I doubt the climbing furs were meant to be stored in such a pouch, rather be put in postwar.

Ich glaube Gordon hat die Tasche mit den Steigfellen, muss ich Ihn mal fragen!

However, the bag itself is called "Tragbeutel für Filtereinsatz" (carriyng bag for spare filter)! "Filtereinsatz" (Fe) was the term for the filter...
The mouth piece was introduced in March 1944, so maybe the bag was used earlier, just for a spare filter.

Best regards
Dirk

[ZAM]

I had a crate with those bags some years ago...

[ZAM]

Typical late war mix of colors and fabric...

[ZAM]

And 2 pics of them in wear...

[Gran Sasso]

Ich glaube Gordon hat die Tasche mit den Steigfellen, muss ich Ihn mal fragen!

Not necessary, I am sure you also have found over the years many Wehrmacht pouches or boxes with other contents than their original meaning.. ;-)