Ww1 gas mask lineup1/4/2024 ![]() ![]() Also worth mentioning, the contract for the Akron-Tissot started on July 1st, 1918, not July 11th or June 11th as I've mistakenly said multiple times before in the thread. I had previously stated around 364,000 A.T.'s were produced in total with 197,000 of them being Type B Facepieces, when in reality, it is more likely that 364,000 Faceblanks of both types were produced, but only 197,000 were completed for testing. It should also be mentioned that I made an error in the number of A.T.'s produced. Masks, which were solely assembled on location there. in Philadelphia, PA, rather than the Gas Defense Lab at Long Island, NY as mentioned before, but I do not doubt that many A.T.'s were sent to the Long Island Gas Defense Lab for testing, it is just unlikely that many, if any at all were assembled there, unlike the R.F.K. Like the Miller and Whittlesey Tissots, the Type A Akron-Tissot began as a calendered sheet of black rubber,Īdditionally, I have recently discovered that the Akron-Tissot Masks were given their final assembly at the Hero Manufacturing Co. Moreover, the dates marked on the carrier do not line up with the A.T.'s contract and production dates, so assuming the markings aren't fake, it's possible the carrier is mixmatched, or perhaps the markings were added by a WWI veteran postwar, which at that point, A.T.'s were reserved as training masks only, and a majority of them were dumped on the surplus market or given to industrial safety companies to redistribute. And given that they were highly specialized experimental equipment of their time period, I highly doubt a soldier would have the time or freedom to scribble graffiti all over the carrier. Tissot masks were never used on the frontlines, they were reserved for rear areas for testing only, they never saw combat as far as I know. The reason I think the markings are fake is because U.S. If you can find anything, I welcome your efforts and any findings would be much appreciated. ![]() I have had research associates to try find evidence on the man but unfortunately, nothing. Thanks! These things seem to keep finding their way to me lol I wonder if 1845 is in reference to the week of production, 45, similar to how the carriers are marked? Whats the name on the painted carrier? I'll look him up in the 1st Divisions records quick. You're cornering the market! Great photos. The head harness itself (not pictured) is also slightly different in that it lacks any adjustment buckles and the triangular head pad is sewn in a much tighter grouping. ^Here you can get a good view of the aforementioned 'Medium' stamp in place of the typical '3'. It is quite in a poor state - solid as a rock and folded in on itself. The Smoke Hood Both the British and French looked to devise new ways of protecting. Here members of the 11 th Engineer Regiment display their recently issued Gas Helmets. The 'trench art' visible on the carrier is almost certainly 100% fake. However, gas mask protection went into full gear in 1915 following the use of gas by the Germans at Ypres. 28: In 1917 any AEF unit operating with British and Commonwealth troops in or near the British sectors of the Western Front were issued a 1917 SBR as the primary gasmask and a British PH Helmet as a reserve mask. Not even the carrier is stamped for a size medium (and is stamped with the Typical '3' representative of the size). There is a handful of period photos of Type B's with a Small-Medium-Large sizing system and it seemed to have been very short lived. that I own, overall somewhat of a typical Type B Facepiece, but with one major twist - the facepiece is stamped as a size 'Medium' rather than the usual 1-5 Numeric Size System we adopted from the British early on. "It was terrible there were about four hundred men & they got out of hand & lost their heads … I daren’t keep my head cover on just held the mouth piece and nose clip, one cannot see as the glasses become misty & in the dark with shells falling and crashing all around you it is damned weird … it is the cruellest method of warfare of the lot.The next specimen is actually a quite recent addition that I picked up last Monday as of making this post - it is probably my worst condition A.T. They were extremely uncomfortable and hampered the movement of the men, inducing fatigue, disorientation, and confusion. The counterblow occurred on schedule at 0400. Gas masks saved lives but also caused fatalities. A group of Marines go through a gas mask drill outside World War I dugouts in France. Gas bombardment of a wood at Messines led to 1,374 casualties, of which 310 were fatal. The AIF experienced gas attacks in most actions on the Western Front. The Germans were the first to use gas during the war, although the allies quickly retaliated in kind. "It reaches a point of suffocation to be subject to continual exertion with a gas mask on … it was pitiful to see the horses and mules affected by it." ![]()
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