MASKA POLSKA PRZECIWGAZOWA R.S.C. wz. 24.

Metal can 20 cm long (so called short French) with preserved original paint with minor losses. Inside the can preserved original instructions for use of the mask with corrosion stains. Carrying straps included, original in very good condition. On the lid of the can the signature in copy pencil is written - DOMINIK. The can contains a gas mask - facepiece with a set of straps. Eyepiece undamaged, rubber stiff. On the metal part the mask signed: W. S. P. / No 99-XI-1928R. On the perimeter of the metal part handwritten in pencil number 67. Absorber with original cork, paint preserved throughout, absorber signed with ink stamp: WRZ. 1938 on the side of the absorber ink stamp: FILIA No 1 G.S.U. No 1. The absorber has a torn bottom cardboard which was the protection of the filter (cardboard preserved separately). The tin has a cardboard lid with envelope and spare glass.R.S.C. is the first type of mask produced in Poland after independence. It was produced under French license, as a development of the A.R.S. 1917 (Appareil Respiratoire Special) mask. Its popular name was R.S.C. It was derived from the first letters of the designers' surnames - Robert, Saunier and Cantot. The mask was produced from 1925.