October 1943-April 1944: additional testing of the maskĭecember 1943: 1,282 masks produced for testingĢ1 Jan 44: E4R3-E1R6-E1R3 mask redesignated E6-3-7 Assault Mask July-September 1943: field testing of the experimental assault mask indicated the need for minor improvementsġ5 Oct 43: E4R3-E1R6-E1R3 Assault Mask standardized and limited procurement of 250,000 ordered To satisfy the requirement, the E4R3-E1R6-E1R3 mask was designed the E1R3 carrier was made of waterproof rubberized fabric and had the four ball and socket type fasteners. Here is an approximate chronology of the M7 carrier:Ģ3 Jun 43: military characteristics for an Assault Gas Mask and waterproof carrier established ![]() The standardized M7 version had the three lift-the-dot (LTD) fasteners. The experimental E7 version of the carrier had the four ball and socket type fasteners. NOTE: I'm not sure if these are his original words or if they've been added to by the re-enactor who posted this information: The following timeline info came from the Chemical Corps historian and is repeated courtesy of the thread on the US Re-enactors forum. (Some come with OD3 ("tan") strapping, most come with OD7 ("green") strapping - no real difference in production dates (the tan ones could be from the 1943 batch I suppose - see production schedule below - but there's no way of telling).ģ-LTD flapped "Army Combat Service Gasmask" Bags: I've never seen any yet in a WWII combat photo. "I've had this conversation before, and most of my comments below are lifted from a thread on the US Re-enactors Forum.Ĥ-press-stud flapped "Army Assault Gasmask" bags: used at D-Day and in Holland. If you look at the Jan 44 time period they increased the bag size also on the Wehrmacht-awards they also discussed the (UL) as large I've also read it also stands for left?
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