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5,030,660. The Zelinsky-Kummant gas mask is the world's first gas mask [1] with the ability to absorb a wide range of chemical warfare agents. The gas mask was developed in 1915 by Russian chemist Nikolay Zelinsky and technologist of the Triangle plant M.I. Kummant. [2] The design was later improved by I. D. Avalov and entered mass production.
Used by. Soviet Union. The GP-5 gas mask kit (Russian: Гражда́нский Противога́з-5, romanized: Grazhdanskiy Protivogaz-5) is a Soviet -made gas mask kit, which contains a single-filter ShM-62 or Shm-62U gas mask. It was issued to the Soviet population starting in 1962 during the Cold War. Production of the kit ended in 1990.
The GP-7 gas mask is a civilian gas mask that was produced by the Soviet Union during the Cold War era. The mask was designed to provide protection to civilians against nuclear, biological, and chemical ( NBC) [1] agents during the threat of the Cold War. [2] Its military counterpart, the PMK was intended to be used exclusively for military ...
P. PMK gas mask. Categories: Military equipment of the Soviet Union. Gas masks. Soviet chemical weapons program.
The Russian Sleep Experiment is a creepypasta which tells the tale of 5 test subjects being exposed to an experimental sleep -inhibiting stimulant in a Soviet-era scientific experiment, and has become the basis of an urban legend. [ 1] Many news organizations, including Snopes, News.com.au, and LiveAbout, trace the story's origins to a website ...
The toothbrush moustache is a style of moustache in which the sides are vertical (or nearly so), often approximating the width of the nose and visually resembling the bristles on a toothbrush. First becoming popular in the United States in the late 19th century, it later spread to Germany and elsewhere. Comedians such as Charlie Chaplin and ...
The GP-4u (Russian: Гражда́нский Противога́з-4у, Grazhdanskii Protivogaz-4u) gas mask was one of the most widely produced gas masks in the USSR . The civilian GP-4u gas mask consists of the face-piece, the hose and a cylinder-shaped filter, which is screwed onto the end of the hose. As the wearer breathes in air, the ...
A typical industrial-grade gas mask for hazardous chemicals and dust A World War I British P Helmet c. 1915 Zelinsky–Kummant protivogaz, designed in 1915, was one of the first modern-type full-head protection gas masks with a detachable filter and eyelet glasses, shown here worn by U.S. Army soldier (USAWC photo) Indian muleteers and mule wearing gas masks, France, February 21, 1940 A Polish ...