![]() ![]() Other components attached are mask hoods to protect the head and neck area, a winterization kit to prevent frost accumulation during cold weather conditions and optical inserts for soldiers with vision defects. It also contains a M1 waterproof bag to protect filter elements from water damage. The mask is packed in a carrier that also contains other items like a nerve agent antidote kit (NAAK), a convulsive antidote for nerve agents (CANA) and an M-258A1 decontamination kit. Old, clear outserts tended to yellow with time and was considered a deadlining condition for the mask since accurate color vision was required to assess sometimes subtle color changes on the M256A1 chemical detection kit required for unmasking procedures. Three varieties of outserts were available for the mask clear for general operations, gray tinted for bright environments, and green tinted to protect the wearer from battlefield lasers. These protective masks have inbuilt voice emitter systems that facilitate communication, a tube for drinking water from the M1 canteen cap (A1 & A2), and a pair of outserts to protect eye lenses and an air pathway that reduced fogging. ![]() Notable copies include the Bulgarian PDE-1, Japanese Type-3, the Polish Mp-4 and the Czech OM10 or M10M. Many countries have copied the M17 design. An experimental transparent-silicone model called the XM27 was designed in late 1966, but was turned down in favor of the XM28E4. The M17 series includes three types of masks, the M17, M17A1 and M17A2. Filter elements in the face piece prevent harmful agents from entering the mask. The mask has different components including a filter, a face piece and outserts. Navy replaced it for the MCU-2/P Gas Mask in the mid-1980s. Army and USMC in the mid 1990s while the U.S. Military until it was replaced by the M40 Field Protective Mask for the U.S. The M-17 was issued to troops in the Vietnam War, and was standard issue for the U.S. The M17 Protective Mask is a series of gas masks that were designed and produced in 1959 (as a replacement of the M-9 gas mask) to provide protection from all types of known chemical and biological agents present. By the way i think you can actually call their customer service and get refunded or sent a new one that is to be in much better condition.M-17 nuclear, biological and chemical warfare mask and hood Mine is actually from ‘98 and i got from ChKadels in pristine condition. ![]() It is a general rule of thumb that pre 1996 ARFAs will always be like that and are apparently made of a different rubber material or plastic apparently and anything above ‘96 is fairly okay to use. Most of the time the mask can even be brittle material itself and literally disintegrate and crumble like cookie crumbs. The lenses “cloud” or “milk” like that because of the material they are made from some are worse than others. Also note that the French ARFA came first and the Polish MP5 is a licensed copy of the ARFA. Polish MP5 just is for some reason the more common name so sellers do that because nobody wants to remember French ARFA for some reason. Budk and CHKADELS sells their masks as Polish MP5s with FP-5 filters when in reality their actually called the French ARF-A gas mask with a French CFF3 or CFF4 filter. ![]()
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