![]() Incidentally, the IWM gas mask film seems to show the Spicer tear gas goggles and the slightly later sponge goggles being used with the LBR. A folded pair of sponge goggles would certainly be bulky. Certainly the pleat in this pouch would suggest it was intended for something relatively bulky. I have never had the opportunity to carefully inspect a large box respirator canister, having seen a real example only very briefly.Īttached to the side is a small pouch, again fitted with a press fastener, which I feel might well have been intended to take the goggles. Interestingly there is a single hole in the bottom of the bag, reinforced with leather, where logic would suggest the breather hole of the canister might be. ![]() When the upper two press fasteners are used, the lid forms a 'hood' over the top of the hose which would allow the flap of the bag to be in the closed position but still allows the tube to pass through. I have tried this with a normal SBR hose and it fits very well. It also has a slot, the edges reinforced, in the front face of the bag. Once again this bag has 4 closure press fasteners but this time stacked vertically. Though it has had rear straps removed, there are marks where two sets seemed to have been fitted, one set briefly as only faint traces remain. It seems possible that this may be a variant bag for the large box respirator, though the date is odd, 1917, which seems late for such use. I discussed this with the late, great Joe Sweeney but we could not come to any adequate conclusion. Here is an odd bag I've never managed to fully identify. The short lived use of this mask makes photos and documentation difficult to source. These are possibilities, but I hope someone may have some evidence to support this. I'm sure the P08 pouches would have interfered with this which eventually led to the string attachment on the later SBR bags. These limitations may have included the following: 1) When worn in a gas attack the bag would not remain on the chest 2) If the flap was closed with two studs, the hose would collapse, minimizing air flow These issues may have led to straps being added to the lower back which could be looped around the wearers belt as is shown in the Kharkee Web photos and, the addition of two more studs. ![]() As the bag was used the limitations of the original design became apparent in the field and alterations were made. I think these straps were missing on the first pattern bag as were the four pop studs on the body of the bag. The bag I posted is missing the maple mark and never had the securing straps on the back of the pack. I agree with the site that the conversion was from a gas mask bag to a haversack. ![]()
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