Horse gas masks were first used during World War I to protect horses from harmful chemical agents. Horses were the primary mode of transporting men and material to war zones and needed protection from irritating chemicals like chlorine and phosgene, used during that time. The mask on the right is a post war Soviet mask accompanied by a pair of gas proof goggles. Like most horse respirators, this mask was probably used in conjunction with a gas proof cape and leggings. The full head example is Serbian and used for protecting horses against biological and chemical warfare. The masks are mounted to a display head and are $1200 on left. ….Mask on right SOLD
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May 8, 2011 at 7:03 am
Gasmasken für Pferde [WTF] | Dressed Like Machines
[...] die ein bisschen Verfolgungswahn haben, wahrscheinlich eine perfekte Schutzmaßnahme, sind aber momentan (trotz 1200 $) ausverkauft. During World War I soldiers relied on horses for transportation on the battlefield. The [...]
May 8, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Horses Need Gas Masks Too [Animals] | Gadgets Geekly
[...] makes the little horsey look a lot more intimidating and apocalyptic. Gas masks have that effect. [Industrial Anatomy via Neatorama] More jQuery(document).ready(function($) { [...]
May 9, 2011 at 7:15 pm
Horses Need Gas Masks Too [Animals] |
[...] makes the little horsey look a lot more intimidating and apocalyptic. Gas masks have that effect. [Industrial Anatomy via Neatorama] [...]
September 24, 2011 at 10:44 pm
Margrete Homlong
syns ej ser nå Kompis m ein sånn (han ha vel vore over alle haugar bare ved synet av noko slik…)