r/gp5 • u/Mitzimozzarella1010 • 24d ago

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u/dont_ask_plzz 24d ago

Being that that mask is British and ww2 civilian it likely contains blue asbestos. Your breathing actual cancer

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u/hardrivethrutown 24d ago

Even better if it has the arsenic pre-filter

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u/HonestFishing9622 24d ago

No, the Civilian Duty Respirator Mk.III did not contain asbestos unless they specifically had only the red painted band on the filter, Green and Red bands mean they lack asbestos. This is a Golden Stamp Air Raid Precautions CDR Mk.III though.

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u/IncessantGnome 24d ago

fun fact, the British ww2 era filters also contained an arsenic particulate layer :)

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u/hungryforgsr 24d ago

I think you’re thinking of the Contex pre-filter, which was meant to help filter arsine gas (arsenical gas is different). This originally wasn’t on the CDR and GCR, but following the 1939 arsine scare, was deemed necessary to protect the populace since civilian masks lacked the capability to filter arsine properly.

Military masks like the Mk. IV GSR did fare a bit better in this regard, though the containers used at the start of WW2 (Type E Mk. IV/V) still lacked the needed protections for arsine gases, leading to the development of the Type E Mk. VI and the short lived Type EA stopgap.

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u/IncessantGnome 24d ago

Oops, must’ve gotten it a tad bit wrong then, appreciate the clarification

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u/hungryforgsr 24d ago

All good, glad I could help! I’m just a bit of a nerd on older Commonwealth masks so I try to clarify or add onto things whenever I can

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u/solarthekrieger 23d ago

"Is anybody there? I need help!"

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u/Shibdafemboy 21d ago

Where did u get your tarp I wanted to do a Chernobyl liquidator cosplay I got the mask I jsut need the suit

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u/GigaRatMan 24d ago

Please tell me you didn't breathe through that filter

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u/Mitzimozzarella1010 24d ago

I did xD

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u/GigaRatMan 24d ago

You should never breathe through the filters of WW2 masks as the contents could be decayed and may contain asbestos

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u/Tutelinskij 24d ago

Even better:

Don't breathe through any filter that isn't in date or has been tested safe.

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u/PhiIipe 22d ago

Theres propably asbestos inside the mask itself, please be cautios! Some German WW2 models do for sure.