United Kingdom. A RAF Air Ministry G Type Pilots Mask 1942-44 Province of China measuring 153 mm in length

measuring 153 mm in length

with a half-wreath of oak leaves and acorns with a ribbon at the base below and inscribed "GOTT MIT UNS" above

The blade is reasonably sharp

The interior bears a brown leather sweatband covering the forehead area

featuring a facsimile signature of Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring and a handwritten signature of Generaloberst Rudolf Meister (Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross

United Kingdom. A RAF Air Ministry G Type Pilots Mask 1942-44 Province of China measuring 153 mm in lengthA G Type oxygen mask of the pattern introduced in 1942 and stayed in service until late 1944 when it was replaced by the H Type Oxygen Mask making this a wartime item. The mask is made from brown green rubber and is fitted with a Type 48 microphone. The 10A marked rubber dust ring is still present to the outside of the microphone. The original harness is also still present although has lost some elasticity and shape. The bottom of the mask is marked