#Dog gas mask ww2 manual#

Navy Diving Manaul, Navy Standard Diving Outfits: “The new standard shallow water outfit consists of a Victor Berge type mask, a shallow water Diver’s Air Pump, volume tank, hose, underwear, sneakers, non-return valve, instruction manual and stowage box.” During WWII the Berge Mask was part of the USN Standard Shallow Water Diving Outfit.

#Dog gas mask ww2 free#

The Berge Mask was produced by the Ohio Rubber Co., and came with either a modified aviator’s regulator or free flow.

He claimed to have invented the diving mask ‘now used in salvage operations all over the world.’ On Mahe filed his patented diving mask and apparatus designs (U.S. Victor Berge (1891-1974) was an early 20th century diver born in Ockelbo, Sweden. doggasmask gasmask rare dog ww2 ww2gasmask m6-12-8 gas mask The M6 dog gas mask was declared obsolete in 1969. One requirement for a new dog detection system included respiratory protection, which eliminated the stand-alone dog protective mask program. This meant either procure the M6 again (which was not acceptable, because of its small size) or design, develop, test, adopt, and procure a new mask.

Even if the M6 masks were the correct size and proper fit, only 32 were available and they were in poor condition. Dogs procured by the armed forces could not wear the M6 mask. The dogs needed respiratory protection, but the M6 mask was no longer useful. Military working dogs were still used during the Vietnam War. Thus, the mask was known as the Mask, Gas, Dog, M6-12-8. The M8 (E10R1) carrier stored the M6 when not in use. A three-strap harness held the mask on the dog’s head. It used two M12 (E40R1) filters positioned on both sides of the mask under the eye lens. The outlet valve was located directly under the muzzle. The M6 fitted over the face and muzzle of the dog. This mask used a reclaimed, coated canvas duck muzzlepiece equipped with one large, glued- in, slightly bulged cellulose acetate eye lens. Ultimately, the E43R3 was standardized as the M6 dog gas mask. The E43R3 used two Navy-civilian mask canisters mounted on the sides. The E12R8 used a filter mounted on the front of the mask. The facepiece of the two masks were similar except for the filter attachment. The E12R8 and the E43R3 proved the most successful. Several experimental dog protective masks were examined. United States M6-12-8 Dog Gas Mask 1944 - 1969ĭuring World War II, military working dogs were used in the theaters of war. I hope you enjoy my little contribution to the gas mask collecting community.

#Dog gas mask ww2 verification#

i have made sure to link the sources of the infos to credit the rightful owners.If you find any discrepancies or mistakes please inform me and upon verification it shall be corrected. Infos contained herein are free to share but at least have the courtesy to tell me first :) All masks are owned by yours truly but some infos in the blog i have borrowed from friends as well as other notable pages. But for now i just wanna share with everyone. Hopefully someday i can make a website of my own. I know tumblr is a mini blog site as well as a social media site. I am putting my masks out here as well as infos regarding them to help newer collectors who are searching for informations about specific masks. I also collect knives,firearms,slingshots and a lot more.I want to share my passion for gas mask to everyone. I currently have over 500 different gas mask variants. A gas mask collector from the beautiful islands of the Philippines.