This respirator also comes with original tin and filter. Nazi markings in the inside rubber lining on the mask and also on the filter along with the date.

The item featured here is a Luftschutz gas mask. A gas mask is a mask put on over the face to protect the wearer from inhaling "airborne pollutants" and toxic gases. The mask forms a sealed cover over the nose and mouth, but may also cover the eyes and other vulnerable soft tissues of the face. Some gas masks are also respirators, though the word gas mask is often used to refer to military equipment (The user of the gas mask is not protected from gas that the skin can absorb).

The Luftschutz was the German civil defense. Their job was to take civilians to safety when allied aircraft conducted bombing raids on the cities. Help clean the streets from debri after bombing raids. Help fight fires. etc. This force was one of the last lines of defense as the Third Reich collapsed under the weight of the allied invasion.