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Botstowo’s CBRN Gear
@botstowo.bsky.social
(He/They)
Gas mask collector and YouTuber

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This is the experimental Chinese TF-12D. Manufactured by TangFeng, it has a similar profile to the Avon M53 series, but is ultimately entirely different.
January 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Oops! I forgot about this app!

Here’s me wearing my M50 JSGPM and budget night vision setup
January 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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I really do make this shit look effortless
#airsoft
December 30, 2024 at 2:49 AM
I finally uploaded a new video!

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Unknown Pocket Smoke Escape Mask
YouTube video by Botstowo's CBRN Gear
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December 27, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Reposted by Botstowo’s CBRN Gear
My first video on a YouTube
I think its good for starting youtuber
But sadly i m little bit ill so i sound terrible
youtu.be/uk9gJO0LvfU
taking a look at KO-1 escape hood
YouTube video by Czechgasmaskguy
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December 25, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Oops! It’s been like 3 months since I’ve made a video! I should uhhhh do something about that
December 20, 2024 at 10:50 PM
This is Cover’s Automatic Respirator. First patented in 1901, it was sold into the early 1970s! Sponge respirators were wholly obsolete by that time, but the masks continued to be sold because of the company’s stagnation prior to Bill Moon purchasing it.
December 14, 2024 at 3:23 PM
My most recent acquisition, an MSA GB riot control mask! I’m gonna restore it, but I’ve gotta find a donor mask for the hose
December 13, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Here’s an older video of me scanning some uranium ore with a GMC-300S Geiger counter!
December 10, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Pictured is the complete American M17 series. From left to right: ABC-M17, M17A1, transitional period M17A2, and M17A2.

The M17A2 has the winterizing kit and the laser protective outserts mounted.
December 9, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Pictured is a Burrell Gas Mask with a Kops-Type Facepiece (AKA the Burrell-Kops). While manufactured by Mine Safety Appliances, this one was distributed by Pulmosan.
December 9, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Just learned that the historian Alex Wellerstein is on here! He does incredible work so I’d def recommend for the 3 people that follow me that aren’t bot accounts to check out @wellerstein.bsky.social
December 9, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Pictured is a Pro-Tech Respirators, Inc. Pro-Fit series Model 1390 half-face respirator with its carrying case.
December 8, 2024 at 5:34 PM
This is the M45, the previous-generation of gas mask for USSOCOM. It was replaced by the Avon M53. The C420 pouch and filters are modern.
December 8, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Pictured are some examples of the Gem from F.A. Hardy and Company. Both the original half-face and the later full-face versions are represented here.
December 6, 2024 at 8:16 PM
This is the Dupor No. 20 from H. S. Cover Co.! It uses a pair of sponge filters intended to be soaked in water. The water would cool the air passing through the filters, earning the No. 20 the title of “water-cooled respirator”. It was mainly advertised to firemen.
December 6, 2024 at 1:53 PM
This is the German VM40, a civil defense gas mask adopted in 1940. It differs from its predecessor (VM37) by replacing its helmet style design with a head harness to save rubber. The big flap on the front is its exhale valve.
December 6, 2024 at 4:04 AM
Nothing historically interesting, I just thought this photo I took goes hard
December 4, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Pictured is the Blue Box, an Automatic Respirator of an unknown make and model. It has been nicknamed that due to its distinct blue box without any markings or branding. The other box is for a late Cover’s Automatic Respirator and serves as a comparison.
December 4, 2024 at 6:09 PM
This is the American M2-10A1-6 Lightweight Optical Mask. Its small, flat, and circular lenses are intended to interface more easily with artillery scopes, binoculars, or other optical devices. The threaded bar between them is used to adjust the interpupillary distance.
December 4, 2024 at 1:40 PM
This is the Comfo Respirator with Hood from Mine Safety Appliances (MSA). It was a variation of the Comfo meant for use against especially abrasive dusts or to make bodily decontamination easier.
December 3, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Pictured is an XM50 JSGPM from 2004. It’s an experimental version of what would become the M50 JSGPM. There are many differences between it and the finalized mask. Most notably, it uses a clear silicone oronasal cup and sealing disks.
December 2, 2024 at 11:20 PM
This is the Bureau of Mines Box Respirator, the US military’s first attempt at a gas mask. Made in 1917, it failed due to its thin rubber that couldn’t withstand more abrasive chemical weapons like chloropicrin. The filtering elements of the Type A canister were segregated, too, lowering efficiency.
December 2, 2024 at 5:44 PM
This is the Dupor No. 10 Chemical Cartridge Respirator from H. S. Cover Co.! It was a half-face respirator meant to protect the wearer from light concentrations of deleterious gases, vapors, and dusts. Here it is outfitted with a pair of organic vapor cartridges.
December 2, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Here’s an infographic I drew a little while ago that demonstrates the differences between various automatic respirators. This is far from all of the ones known to exist. An AR is any mask based on H.R. Hurd’s original AR, or is based on one that is.
December 1, 2024 at 6:36 PM