
If anything, we are much better off with these improvements and breakthroughs in protective mask technology and design. Chemical and biological protection has been a big priority since then, doesn’t mean that tomorrow is the end. Protective masks have been around since… well… ancient Roman times! The “gas mask” has been around before the events of Ypris before WW1. The spoked metal devices on the inside of both lenses were known informally as spiders. Sometimes referred to as model 1917, after the year of its introduction, this style of gas mask was also known as the Ledermaske (Gasmaske 17). The threat of chemical attacks has been high since the incident with Syria, but this is no reason to fear for the future. The Germans used both leather leder and rubber gummi masks during the First World War. No reason to hate them over a post about their advancements in protective masks, how is it relevant anyway? Just being a racist prick over a nice informative post. Gas was unlike most other weapons of the period because it was possible to develop countermeasures, such as gas masks. Poland’s masks have always reeked of quality, and this one will be no exception.
#Ww1 gas mask scary upgrade#
The post doesn’t say that Poland’s mask is the best, but it is a big upgrade from their MP-4 and MP-5 series masks. See, this is the shit I was expecting when this post got big. With the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, on June 28, 1914, the world was launched into war.


A colorized version of this photo is in the gallery above. The MP-6 appears to be fitted with some sort of laser-tinted outserts, and a very interesting voicemitter, which actually might be an attachable VPU.Īm I supposed to understand this I just think it looks cool n kinda scary makes me feel uneasy about the future Behind The Conflict Of World War I Wikimedia Commons By the end of the Battle of Somme, more than a million soldiers were killed or wounded. IV General Service Respirator, is an Interwar, Second World War and Early Post-War Respirator which has seen use in many different forms all over the world. The mask resembles the US M40, with some notable similarities.

This mask is in the experimental and testing stages as of right now, this will ultimately phase out the MP-5 as the standard issue. Countdown of the Top 10 Scariest gas masks, these creepy gas masks will send shivers down your spine.Support me on Patreon. Poland’s current project, the Polish MP-6.
