German M.30 Pattern Gas Mask in Carry Can MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets hinged sharp pin for cleaning

hinged sharp pin for cleaning the nipple flash channel

sometimes showing original brown leather color on reverse side

at point of mounting

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

5-inch screw gun shells are zinc

German M.30 Pattern Gas Mask in Carry Can MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets hinged sharp pin for cleaningOriginal 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