WW2 British, Issue, ‘L2’, Light Pattern Anti-Gas Respirator, 1943.

Was £85 now £75

The Light Respirator was introduced in 1943 and was to replace the General Service Respirator. Available sizes were ‘Small’, ‘Normal’ and ‘Large’ and can be identified by the word being moulded onto the outer mask. The harness was, to save on rubber, from cotton webbing with elastic straps sewn directly onto it. The container filter consists of a metal drum with a threaded neck on one end with a 1” inlet hole on the other.

This early example has a dated filter of 6th July 1943 with the L2, MkII, designation moulded into the inner mask. The rubber is in good, clean and supple condition.

The L2 had some minor modifications from the L1 and was introduced on 27th March 1943 by the army council and was soon being issued to all troops and was the most common type used by troops on D-Day.

*NOTE:
This item is sold for display purposes only and it is highly recommended that it is not worn to avoid inhaling any toxic substances that may be contained within the filter.

Code: 307