![My WW2 German civil VM40 gas mask just arrived in the mail. The only thing it's missing is an instruction booklet. : r/gasmasks My WW2 German civil VM40 gas mask just arrived in the mail. The only thing it's missing is an instruction booklet. : r/gasmasks](https://preview.redd.it/4igoktyy8x761.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=d73540814ab966b40dbca5554b0aa879f5ec3b0a)
My WW2 German civil VM40 gas mask just arrived in the mail. The only thing it's missing is an instruction booklet. : r/gasmasks
![Pictured is a German VM-40. They are similar to the VM-37 excepts for having a 4 point head harness instead of a rubber helmet. This was done to make the mask cheaper Pictured is a German VM-40. They are similar to the VM-37 excepts for having a 4 point head harness instead of a rubber helmet. This was done to make the mask cheaper](https://preview.redd.it/o4vrhygrgxj41.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=e2917024e7b6da8fe0a6c1ef3c3f1dab7579fd90)
Pictured is a German VM-40. They are similar to the VM-37 excepts for having a 4 point head harness instead of a rubber helmet. This was done to make the mask cheaper
![Volksgasmaske, VM 40, mit Karton und Beschreibung :: Museum Wolmirstedt :: museum-digital:sachsen-anhalt Volksgasmaske, VM 40, mit Karton und Beschreibung :: Museum Wolmirstedt :: museum-digital:sachsen-anhalt](https://asset.museum-digital.org/san/images/201510/21162852727.jpg)