Netherlands Dutch gas mask canister?

[fanatyk6]

Hi,

is this item a Dutch gas mask canister? Which units used them (or is it civil stuff?).

[Roeland]

I'm not to familiar with gasmasks but I do think it is a Dutch gasmask. I do think it is pr? ww2, but not used in WW2, I think it might be from before that, like end of WW1 or 1920-early 30's.(I think that because it doesn't look like a military or civil WW2 or post WW2 gasmask).

It clearly is written in Dutch and I also think it is military.

I can't read it very good, but at the bottom it gives a warning, somthing like: caunt on it that after a gas attack and an infantry assault another gas cloud might follow.(it warns you you should keep the gas mask close in case of a second gas attack).

The text also says something about trenches, so definately military issue.

As I said, I can't read it very good and I'm not familiar with the models, so it's just a guess, but it clearly states a military issue as far as I can tell.

kind regards,

Roeland

Edited May 20, 2008 by Roeland