Posts Tagged ‘atomic’
Very Early Polish OM-14 Gas Mask Collection Update
This mask is a very early 1950s OM-14 from Poland. This mask is very similar to the WW2 Russian SM-1. Mask is badly discolored and wrinkled. Comes complete with large filter, black rubber hose with rotary fittings, and a carrying bag. I believe the filter to be from a later date than the mask though. An interesting and very difficult to find mask.
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Lederschutzmaske GM17 WW1 German Gas Mask Collection Update
This is a Lederschutzmaske that I was able to get recently. The leather on the outside of the mask is looking old, but overall, the mask is still in decent condition. The rubberized backing remains intact and flexible. Even the support string for the filter assembly is still present, although broken in the middle from the tension. A very cool and unusual mask.
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My Gas Mask Collection Thus Far…
A look at my collection of masks.
1.)French A.N.P. T31 Luchaire
2.)French A.N.P. T31 celluloid lenses
3.)French A.N.P. T31 artillery model earlier
4.)French A.N.P. T31 artillery model later
5.)American La France Akron-Tissot
6.)American late M1A1
7.)American M2-10-6
8.)American M2-10A1-6
9.)American M25
10.)American Mk V
11.)American M17A1 with LPLs
12.)American MSA Ulta-Twin
13.)Russian PMG
14.)Russian SHM41M
15.)Russian DP-6 youth
16.)Russian SCHR2 Headwound
17.)Hungarian M76
18.)American early M1A2
19.)American C.E.M. with celluloid lenses
20.)American C.E.M. with glass lenses
21.)American 1950s MSA riot mask
22.)American Burrell KTM type mask
23.)American S.B.R. “Training Mask”
24.)British Mk III
25.)American Kops-Tissot
26.)American Navy MII Diaphragm
27.)French Ajax F.2 Adult
28.)French Ajax F.2 Child
29.)French F.M.3c Black(copy of Czech)
30.)Czech F.M.3c Grey with celluloid lenses
31.)American Navy Mk I Optical (one laying down)
32.)American Navy Mk I Optical
33.)American Navy Mk III with early head harness
34.)American Navy Mk III
35.)American Navy Mk IV
36.)American M9A1
37.)Israeli Model No. 4 Child
38.)Israeli Model No. 4 Adult
39.)German M65
40.)South Korean K1
41.)South Korean S3
42.)Czech F.M.3a Grey with glass lenses
43.)Czech M10M
In The Mail:
1.)British FM12
2.)American M25 with sun shield
3.)Polish GSP-M
4.)Japanese Model 99
5.)Japanese Year 17 Model A air raid mask
6.)Polish OM-14 1950s early model
7.)American Navy Mark I Mouth Canister
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Nuclear Development – Proud of the Cloud 2 (of 2) – BBC Our World Documentary
“Proud of the Cloud” – BBC Our World investigates the site that was the first US installation to enrich Uranium to Plutonium and develop the Atomic Bomb. It looks at the historical background, what has become of the site, the people and the current efforts to clean-up the area, and also looks at how the site has become not only a tourist attraction, but remains to this date an icon of pride within the local population and the Nation as a whole. Includes Archive footage of the Manhattan Project and the Hanford Community. Recorded from BBC News on 24.07.2009.
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Nuclear Development – Proud of the Cloud 1 (of 2) – BBC Our World Documentary
“Proud of the Cloud” – BBC Our World investigates the site that was the first US installation to enrich Uranium to Plutonium and develop the Atomic Bomb. It looks at the historical background, what has become of the site, the people and the current efforts to clean-up the area, and also looks at how the site has become not only a tourist attraction, but remains to this date an icon of pride within the local population and the Nation as a whole. Includes Archive footage of the Manhattan Project and the Hanford Community. Recorded from BBC News on 24.07.2009.
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Declassified U.S. Nuclear Test Film #32
0800032 – U.S. Army Presents MF20 9811, Ivy Flats Film Report – 1962 – 17:35 – Black&White – Ivy Flats, a 1962 tactical military exercise at the Nevada Test Site, involved the detonation of live nuclear rounds fired from the Davy Crockett artillery piece. The Davy Crockett was developed to give U.S. Army units an effective nuclear capability against potentially larger units of Soviet armored forces.
The Davy Crockett, a recoilless launcher, was the third artillery piece deployed, those earlier being a l55 mm piece designed to fire a nuclear round and a 288 mm mobile piece, commonly called an “atomic cannon.” Nuclear-capable ground artillery pieces were gradually replaced by increasingly accurate, nuclear carrying missiles and aircraft.
The Ivy Flats video shows an Army exercise that was observed by visiting dignitaries, including U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy and General Maxwell Taylor, a Presidential military adviser. Participating in the exercise were members of the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division from Ft. Lewis, Washington.
Ivy Flats was a “battle” between a large simulated enemy armored force and a smaller U.S. force consisting of conventional artillery pieces, which could not stop the pending onslaught. U.S. Army squads then arrive in armored personnel carriers and set up the heavy (l55 mm) and light (120 mm) versions of recoilless launchers. The Davy Crockett fired a nuclear round that decimated the mock opposing force.
The Davy Crockett was deployed from 1961 to 1971. The heavy version was transported by either an armored personnel carrier or a large truck. The light version was generally carried on and fired from an Army jeep, but could be carried for a short distance and fired by a 3-man team.
The W-54 nuclear warhead in a projectile was launched by the Davy Crockett and had a subkiloton yield. The projectile was 30 inches long, 11 inches in diameter, and weighed 76 pounds. The l55 mm launcher had a maximum range of 13,000 feet, and the 120 mm could reach a distance of 6,561 feet.
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Declassified U.S. Nuclear Test Film #56
0800056 – Enewetak Cleanup, Produced by the Defense Nuclear Agency – No date – 13:15 – Color – This video shows the actions being taken to cleanup the islands comprising Enewetak Atoll so that the previous inhabitants could return to live on some of them. The inhabitants were forced to relocate to other islands in 1948 when the United States began atmospheric testing of nuclear devices at the Pacific Proving Ground. Over the 1948-1958 time period, 43 tests were conducted on or near Enewetak Atoll.
Numerous decaying, abandoned buildings are shown that had to be demolished, while others were still suitable for use by the returning people. Homes, schools and government buildings had to be built.
The film details the radiation studies conducted to determine the extent of contamination and the uptake of radioactive particles by plants. Some parts of the Atoll would never be suitable for habitation because of the extent of contamination. One of the decontamination activities planned was removing the contaminated soil, transporting it to craters on one of the highly contaminated islands, and encasing it in concrete.
Those organizations cooperating in the cleanup effort included the Atomic Energy Commission, the Coast Guard, the Defense Nuclear Agency, and a marine biology firm.
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Routes of Exposure to Hazardous Materials 1950
Some hazardous materials are not harmful by any route of exposure, while others are harmful by some or all of the routes of exposure. Inhalation (Breathing) – Chemicals in the air can be inhaled into the body through the mouth or nose. In the workplace airborne chemicals may occur in different forms such as gases, vapours, dusts or mists. Skin Contact -Many chemicals can cause direct effects at the point of contact with the skin. Some chemicals can be absorbed into the body through the skin. Eye Contact – Chemicals can also come in contact with the eyes as dusts, mists, gases ,vapours,or when liquids are splashed.Some chemicals can be absorbed through the eyes causing harmful effects elsewhere in the body. Ingestion (Swallowing) – Chemicals can be ingested through the mouth. In workplaces, ingestion can result from hand-to-mouth contact, consuming contaminated food or drink, or smoking cigarettes that have come into contact with a chemical or unclean hands. Sometimes workplace chemicals are accidentally swallowed. This is clipped from the 1950 film, Self Preservation In an Atomic Attack, produced for the US Armed Forces Special Weapons Project and available at the Internet Archives.
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How Much is A Safe Dose1950
In 2003, the US Biologic Effects of Ionizing Radiation Report, BEIR VII, developed the most up-to-date and comprehensive risk estimates for cancer and other health effects from exposure to low-level ionizing radiation. It was among the first reports of its kind to include detailed estimates for cancer incidence in addition to cancer mortality. In general, BEIR VII supports previously reported risk estimates for cancer and leukemia, but the availability of new and more extensive data have strengthened confidence in these estimates. A comprehensive review of available biological and biophysical data supports a linear-no-threshold (LNT) risk model—that the risk of cancer proceeds in a linear fashion at lower doses without a threshold and that the smallest dose has the potential to cause a small increase in risk to humans. The report is available from the National Academies Press at http://dels.nas.edu/dels/rpt_briefs/beir_vii_final.pdf . This is clipped from the 1950 film, Self Preservation In an Atomic Attack, produced for the US Armed Forces Special Weapons Project and available at the Internet Archives.
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Surviving an Atomic Blast 1950
This is clipped from a military training film on how soldiers can survive and atomic attack. This is clipped from the 1950 film, Self Preservation In an Atomic Attack, produced for the US Armed Forces Special Weapons Project and available at the Internet Archives.
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