French Type Civile 38
The French Type Civile 38 used a cloth facepiece similar to the A.R.S. - G.E.P. and A.N.P. T-31. It was made for civilian use, and would be carried in a tall metal or papier-mâché tube. The first set of pictures features a standard Poelman filter, while the second set boasts a bakelite filter made by Matériel de Protection Aerienne. Both of these examples were made in 1939.
Type Civile = "Civilian Type"
Matériel de Protection Aerienne = "Aerienne Protective Equipment"
Similar masks in my collection: French A.R.S. - G.E.P., French A.N.P. T-31, French A.N.P. T-31 Artillerie, French Securit, French Salvator
Manufacturer, model, and date stamps on cheek "TC-38 70" "DUCEL- 97.30"
Stamp on cheek "S"
Manufacturer and date stamp on filter connector "DUCEL_39 127"
Date stamp inside mask "8 H 1939"
Size stamp on head strap "T.O."
Size stamp on head strap "T.O."
Filter stamps and cardboard plug bottom view "C.P.1938.C." "DUCEL-82-39"
Paper mache carrying canister top view
Paper mache carrying canister side view
Model and size stamp on cheek "TC 38 T.O."
Model and size stamp on cheek "TC 38 T.O."
Stamp under chin "54"
Stamp inside mask "SIT 39"
Size stamp on head strap "T.O."
Bakelite filter top view
Bakelite filter with plug and manufacturer stamps bottom view "Materiel De Protection Aerienne Bte France & Etranger" (Airborne Protection Equipment Box France & Abroad)
Bakelite filter with stamp side view
Metal carrying canister top view
Metal carrying canister side view