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The 1940 model has been part of the museum collection since 1959 and was provided by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine's Zootechnical Institute. Share this Description How to bid Auction Details T & Cs Sell one like this. The early style can is complete and even has the cleaning cloth inside the lid. The mask itself is a 2nd model Rahmenmaske with the cloth covered coiled spring straps. The Utrecht University Museum's Veterinary Medicine Collection includes two equine gas masks produced during World War II: one from 1940 and one from 1944. G1011 Complete Early Gummimasken Gas Mask Set Original WWI German Gummimasken gas mask set complete with all components and straps. Early gas mask designs were crude as poison gas attacks had not been expected, and as such they provided little protection. This is until poison gas attacks took the Allies on the Western Front by surprise, resulting in many casualties. This included a special equine gas mask, which was subsequently improved upon by other researchers around the world. Gas masks were initially not considered an important piece of equipment in World War One. The team developed guidelines and new protective equipment for military animals, especially horses, dogs and pigeons. Arie Klarenbeek (1888 - 1972) and a small team of fellow researchers at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine conducted secret tests to find ways of protecting humans and animals from mustard gas. The Western Front in World War One > Gas masks in World War One Gas masks used in World War One were made as a result of poison gas attacks that took the Allies in the trenches on the Western Front by surprise. Chlorine was easy detected, because its evident green color and its strong smell. The aim was to protect both people and animals, feed, water and food from the weaponised gases. At the beginning were used tear gas like bromine and chloroacetone since 1914, then chocking agent in 1915, like Chlorine and Phosgene. These efforts were based on a One Health approach. Experts, including veterinarians, were called in to help develop defensive tools and measures. In the wake of this gas war, military authorities - even in the 'neutral' Netherlands - started working to defend themselves against such weapons.

Wwi gas mask with gas inside