French AJAX F.2






The French AJAX F.2 was a copy of the Italian T-35. It was made for civilian use, and came in a tall papier-mâché tube. The three examples here were made in or around 1937.
Similar masks in my collection: Italian T-35, Italian PC-35, Belgian M51, French M51/M53
Manufacturer, model, and size stamps on cheek "AJAX" "Type F.2" "T.O.-II"
Stamp on head strap "AP50"
Stamps on head harness "35.(?)"
Date stamps on head harness "(?)SP 44" "(?) DC 8"
Filter top view
Filter bottom view "C.P.1935.M." "C" "Z" "DUCEL-38-40"
Manufacturer, model, and size stamps on cheek "AJAX" "Type F.2" "P.T.-III"
Stamp inside mask "846"
Stamp on head strap "41.P.52"
Date stamps on head strap "37SP41"
Stamps on head harness "120SP(?) "5BL" "21SP40" "128 SP 40"
Filter stamp top view "P.M-7-43"
Stamp on cheek "II"
Stamp inside mask "1315"
Marking on head strap "A"
Filter stamps top view "Ets C-38-1"
Filter stamps bottom view "POELMAN" "Ets R. SCHNEIDER"
Filter date stamps side view "16 SEP 1941" "7 DEC 1943"