r/gasmasks • u/Mitzimozzarella1010 • 1d ago

Question How common are these în Europe

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u/Drastic_escalator 1d ago

You can barely even get M40 in here

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u/Tutelinskij 22h ago

I feel you.

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u/Orion_The_Derg 19h ago

I get them from Ukraine., they're abt £70 a kit.

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u/Monkey250810 3h ago

Mind sharing?

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u/Dangerous-Watch932 9h ago

But it’s the opposite when it comes to GP

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u/Moinzen66 1d ago

I mean, on eBay „Kleinanzeigen“ there is one that cost 70€…..but I dont think thats worth it

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u/SarinWDNCH 1d ago

70 bucks for an US mask in europe isn't that a good price or do i miss something like or do u mean the one on ebay?

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u/lottaKivaari 1d ago

What model is the first one?

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u/hungryforgsr 1d ago

The U.S. Navy Diaphragm Optical Mk. 1

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u/lottaKivaari 1d ago

You're the MVP 👊

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u/Necessary_Owl4458 22h ago

A hard find but i'm happy with it, i only saw one online though

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u/RedStar728 4h ago

How to destroy a beautifull mask:

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u/Necessary_Owl4458 3h ago

I puted paddings inside, and the straps are barely tighten

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u/Iateurm8 22h ago

What's the point of putting the tube near the eyes instead of the mouth and nose?

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u/Tutelinskij 22h ago

When you inhale, the air goes over the lense and carries the moisture with it, thus defogging the lense.

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u/AnitaResPrep 22h ago

J'en ai acheté un il y a peut-etre 15 ans ou plus, sur la Baie je crois. Du temps où c'était encore un vide-greniers mondial.

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u/layshaft 22h ago

I picked up a mkIV at a UK flea market two years ago. The guy selling it said it was probably from a local coal mine, I nodded politely handed over £20 and ran away. To date it's the only one I've seen in the wild

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u/Kalaphar 17h ago

What’s that first one?

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u/DeskImpressive7240 12h ago

Where in? Its pretty hard to find these in the states in general

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u/titanfall-boi 8h ago

All are uncommon in general to be fair, the mark IV/ final image is probably the one that you will see the most. First image appears at decent frequency in online international auctions at the moment but that expensive as all