German case dentification needed

Hello guys ,


This is my newest German case. It is flat (about the size of a laptop)

and is dated 1941 + markings , including the swastika .

It says "Shutzhaube" = protection hood , but for what?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Almost looks like a carrying case for a Tellermine-though I know that's not one. Im sure it's something to do with Artillery though.

 

I will focuss into that direction. Thanks for the tip. Any other opinions?

 

Come on guys you can do better than that . What sort of hood needed such a high quality box?

 

answer found hopefully..It's a container for a Gasschutzhaube. (Gasmask for face injured people who couldn't wear an ordinary gasmask)

 

You are a life saver Ray. Any chance to identify my U-Boot box as well ?

 

worth a try skipper,ray..

 

the mask itself is as rare as chicken teeth so I have been informed...

 

whoa hold on, what are the dimensions please Skip

 

about 40cm x 40cm. I checked further and yes it's a Gasschutzhaube für Kopfverletze. if you google with this name you'll find several ones. They even had a different version in WWI and this model is a more advanced one. Apparently it's not so rare, but widely unknown and will sell (empty ) between 15 and 60 euros.

 

this is it.. AWM Collection Record: RELAWM11136.001 - Gas helmet for head wounds : German Army

 

Cheers Ray, funny this item is unknown for most of us

 

probably a lot of stuff out there that is still a rarity skipper.

 

wrong! that is ww1 mask,this is what I believe it looks like skipper..

 

Gotcha, it's nice to see what was inside, they are mostly found empty

 

Thats interesting and glad you guys founr it out. Reason I thought it had soemthing dealing with artillert, is because those who "worked" with very heavy Artillery-such as Railroad guns, also had some sort of a piece of headgear they wore when firing those heavy guns. Something like those face and neck protection hoods that you see the Germans wearing when firing those: "Guns of Navarone" in that movie. However, I THINK those were made out of Asbestos?

 

I thought about that too Carl, the problem comes from the translation "Haube" which could be cover /protection or ..hood. So it is easy to get on the wrong track.

 

Haube is a quite common term associated with Artillery 10.5cm field piece comes to mind

 

Hi Skipper, that and my German skils are bad on alot of things. Ofcourse, that can also be blamed on the Germsn for because-take the word Captain for exaple--they have at least three terms that mean the samething i/e/ Rittmeister and SS Hauptsturmfuhrer. They sure love to make simple things confusing ;-))

 

found these pics,55 were found in scrapyard! skipper and a bit more info,ray..This steel box held a rubber/fabric hood with an oval celluloid disc so the wearer could see out from . This gas mask hood was to be worn only by men with head wounds during a gas attack . As gas warfare against ships was unheard of during WWII nor very practical this would not be found on U-boats ! This item must been intended for ground KM forces such as Flak units or other ground fighting units that may come under gas / chemical warfare attack . A standard GM41 or 42 gasmask filter would be screwed into the threaded socket on the front of this gas hood .