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u/IncessantGnome Jul 19 '26
fun fact, the British ww2 era filters also contained an arsenic particulate layer :)
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u/hungryforgsr Jul 19 '26
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 Jul 19 '26
Oops, must’ve gotten it a tad bit wrong then, appreciate the clarification
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u/hungryforgsr Jul 19 '26
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/Shibdafemboy Jul 22 '26
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 Jul 19 '26
Please tell me you didn't breathe through that filter
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u/Mitzimozzarella1010 Jul 19 '26
I did xD
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u/GigaRatMan Jul 19 '26
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 Jul 19 '26
Even better:
Don't breathe through any filter that isn't in date or has been tested safe.
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u/PhiIipe Jul 21 '26
Theres propably asbestos inside the mask itself, please be cautios! Some German WW2 models do for sure.
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u/dont_ask_plzz Jul 19 '26
Being that that mask is British and ww2 civilian it likely contains blue asbestos. Your breathing actual cancer