German M.30 Pattern Gas Mask in Carry Can MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets Initially given to Secret Agents

Initially given to Secret Agents but also later smuggled to P

when this was done the re-furbisher would mark the sling with a reissue date and/or another manufacture's marking

at point of mounting

sometimes showing original brown leather color on reverse side

Replaced later with the model incorporating a spike bayonet fitting at the bottom of the shaft as a mine probe

German M.30 Pattern Gas Mask in Carry Can MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets Initially given to Secret AgentsOriginal Item: Gas Masks made for the Spanish Civil war either in Germany or Spain but conforming to the German M. 1930 Pattern. This M. 30 Model was made from Rubberized Cloth with a tightening frame of soft leather. In 1938 the M. 38 Mask was adopted using rubber for both mask and frame. Both models were carried in cylindrical corrugated metal Cans with a hinged cover. The earlier Cans were 25 Cm's tall but in 1941 the height was increased to 27. 5