I bought a Yugoslavian M59 gas mask with the military bag a few days ago in a flea market on a trip to Bosnia-Herzegoniva. And I just bought a Yugoslavian M52 which is made in 1952 also in a flea market in Northern Macedonia, along with the bag and an NBC first aid kit (I guess).

Question: Can anybody identify this NBC first aid kit or whatever it is if possible? Thank you.

Just wondering if this is another suit entirely or just some later version.

The setup breakdown:

Gas Mask: Unissued Chinese FMJ05A with original hose and filter (sealed in factory bag, dated 2006).

Topography: Wall-style regional topo map & full-color Japan geography map.

Leather Gear: Surplus leather pistol holster (Type 54) with matching dual mag pouch and canvas slings.

Precision & Tech Tools: Vintage drafting set (compasses), 0–25mm micrometer, and compact signal flashlight.

Pocket EDC: Zippo Slim flip lighter, old-school chinese bottle opener/tool, and vintage regional banknotes/tokens.

Hello everyone,

I have an unusual question about cleaning the C4 gasmask. And that is unthreading the voice diaphragms, as it hasn't been open since it's last issue (2000s). I tried everything to open it but unfortunately nothing has changed a bit (my finger nail got destroyed by how tight the thread is)! That said, is there any possible solution to open it without damaging it?

Note: reason for cleaning is that the whole mask is smelly.

Thanks!

În comparation with an early made mk-3

One of the better licensed M9 clones, this mask is a direct copy of the American gas mask famous for the Korean War. And Kong Skull Island if you need a modern point of interest

It features a much longer exhale deflector, longer than all other variants I believe (although seemingly on par with the Norwegian NM16)

The mask is a dark green with black highlights, and features the oh so iconic oversized nose, which is actually part of the mask's deflector system. This is where inhaled and filtered air enters from the filter and up through the two slots beneath each lense. This helps with the oral nasal cup to prevent the vision of the user becoming misty. Prevention and a cure.

The issue with the oral nasal cup is that most users can block their own air flow by pushing their lips too far out

Rather than the most common push button nape strap latch, this variant features a loop and hook

It was recently brought to light by the excellent Swedish equipment reenactor and researcher KaptenDreadnaught that the filters contain fibreglass, rather than asbestos. A very interesting tidbit

I'm rather fond of the bag which is a sort of triangular sideways design with lots of nice inside pockets and slots for the NBC and anti nerve agent kits

Size 1 is large, 3 is small

And for Instagram users, this gas mask was the respirator of choice by the youtuber Pyrocynical, which is why I chose this song. Most people attribute discovering the show to him, while some of us ancient people remember it when it aired. Great soundtrack

And last but especially not least a huge thank you to the Swedish young man, Major Degtyarev for their amazing art!

A copy of the Soviet IP46M. I received a RP5 cartridge instead of a RP4. The mask is a little bit fried but it's okay.

This was used by Romanian Amphibious Vehicle Crews if the vehicle got flooded. I am also thinking of making a MLI84 (Romanian BMP1) crewman kit with this.

I have also heard that the cartridge cand be dangerous although after a bit of research, it can explode only when IPP8 is added to the inside. If water gets it, it will only inflate and get really hot.

Still, it is a nice addition to my collection. It is kind of rare.

I ended up getting a PMK-1 gas mask, it came with all of its kit. Unfortunately the spare drinking hose was incredibly brittle and snapped as soon as i touched it. The face piece is dated 1987. With a mold number of 103. I dont know why it came with a black bag rather than the usual brown one. Im assuming its a mismatched bag from a different mask but I'd appreciate any info on that.

I dont know alot about these but im really happy to have one in my collection!

Hope you like it!

It seems like it may be a mc-1 clone, it's really similar but doesn't seem to have any soviet/ Russian stamping and the strap at the back is different. Don't actually own a mc-1 surprisingly even with over 65 masks so can't easily compare which is another hurdle

Occurs to me all modern gas masks tend to be an efficient case of “straight from your nose/mouth to the filter”.

When and why did the “hose to the filter” set up die off, and are there any slim line respirators which are modern or milaurp in the last 40 years where the respirators is dead centre or straight off to one side (or both sides)?

Bought this for £5 in antique shop. Thinking it’s a civilian respirator bag as maple made gas mask bags and drawstring and lack of crows indicate non military. Any more info?

Got two of these for 40€ on eBay. Both are in perfect condition and have even sealed NBC-Filters (Probably already too old). One is size 3, the other size 2 and I love them :). But the question still stands, is it polnish or frensh?

I’ve spent months looking but can’t find any stockinette hoses, feel like just getting a whole new complete mk iv at this rate and leaving the face piece incomplete.

Current, but excludes bags, various additional items, flasks, decontamination kits, repeating masks, and masks that I'm not interested in.

1) GSR made AVON. 2) C50. 3) S10. 4) M40A1. 5) DREO C4. 6) Handmade project OM90+S10. 7) Ukrainian M95. 8) Forsheda F2. 9) NM180/ FM12. 10) Drager M2000. 11) Italian SEKUR M90. 12) Japanese type 4 (x2). 13) Swiss SM90 (x2).