M2 gas mask | |
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![]() British soldier demonstrating the mask | |
Type | Gas mask |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
In service | 1916–1918 |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | World War I |
Production history | |
Designer | René Louis Gravereaux |
Designed | 1915 |
No. produced | 29,300,000 |
The M2 gas mask was a French-made gas mask used by French, British and American forces from April 1916 to August 1918 during World War I.[1] The M2 was fabricated in large quantities, with about 29,300,000 being made during the war.[2] It was intended to protect the wearer from at least five hours' exposure to phosgene gas, a common chemical weapon of the time.[3]
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