GERMAN BUNDESWEHR AUERGESELLSCHAFT SSR-UW BREATHING APPARATUS CANISTER - 1990

A GERMAN MILITARY SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS CANISTER MANUFACTURED BY AUERGESELLSCHAFT GMBH AT THEIR TRIER WORKS. THE UNIT IS DESIGNATED TYPE SSR-UW AND CARRIES THE BUND (BUNDESWEHR) MILITARY DESIGNATION. THE DATA PLATE INDICATES A NATO STOCK NUMBER OF 4240-12-318-3457 AND A MANUFACTURE DATE OF 10/90.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MANUFACTURER: AUERGESELLSCHAFT GMBH, WERK TRIER
* TYPE: SSR-UW
* DESIGNATION: ATEMGERAET UNABHAENGIG (INDEPENDENT BREATHING APPARATUS)
* NATO STOCK NUMBER: 4240-12-318-3457
* MARKING: BUND (BUNDESWEHR)
* DATE: 10/90

CONSTRUCTION:
* OUTER CASING IN OLIVE DRAB PAINTED STEEL WITH OVAL PROFILE
* INTERNAL BRASS CANISTER WITH CENTRAL THREADED PORT ON TOP
* THREE CYLINDRICAL PORTS ON UPPER SURFACE
* TWO SPRING-LOADED METAL CLASPS ON EITHER SIDE FOR SECURING THE LID OR INTERNAL COMPONENTS
* RUBBER GASKET SEAL AT BASE

CONDITION:
THE PAINTED OUTER CASING IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH MINOR SURFACE SCUFFS. THE METAL DATA PLATE ON THE FRONT IS LEGIBLE AND FIRMLY ATTACHED. BOTH SPRING-LOADED SIDE CLASPS ARE PRESENT. THE INTERNAL BRASS CANISTER SHOWS OXIDATION AND TARNISHING CONSISTENT WITH AGE. WHITE RESIDUE OR DEPOSIT IS VISIBLE AROUND THE BASE JUNCTION BETWEEN THE BRASS CANISTER AND THE OUTER CASING. THE RUBBER GASKET SEAL IS VISIBLE AT THE BASE.

SPECIFICATIONS:
* MANUFACTURER: AUERGESELLSCHAFT GMBH
* TYPE: SSR-UW
* NSN: 4240-12-318-3457
* DATE: 10/90
* MATERIAL: PAINTED STEEL, BRASS, RUBBER
* ORIGIN: GERMAN

Item Size: Height: 24cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 3Kg

Cold War (1960-1990); 1990; German; Auergesellschaft Gmbh; Metal Data Plate On Front Face Reading: Vers. Nr. 4240-12-318-3457, Atemgeraet Unabhaengig, Auergesellschaft Gmbh, Werk Trier, Typ Ssr-Uw, Bund, Dated 10/90; Painted Steel; Olive Drab Painted Outer Casing In Good Condition With Minor Surface Scuffs. Data Plate Legible And Intact. Both Spring-Loaded Side Clasps Present And Appear Functional. Three Cylindrical Ports On Top Surface Are Open. Internal Brass Canister Shows Oxidation And Tarni

Condition: Good

779210+1

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