Today I bought a new gas mask, the polish MP-5 mask. It came together with an unused and sealed filter in its haversack. The mask is brand new, I had to peel off the protection foil on the lens. You know this satisfying feeling when you bought a new Smartphone or TV.
This is my first review of an gas mask, so I have to figure out how to do it.
I think it might be interesting to know a few facts about the mask, so here we go.
Facts about the Mask:
| Manufacturer: | Maskpol |
| Model: | MP-5 |
| Made in: | Poland |
| Using organisations: | Polish armed forces Polish Civil Defence Ukrainian armes forces |
| Manufactured since: | 1990s |
| Connection: | 40mm STANAG |
| Special features: | The mask is made out of semi-solid butyl rubber. |
Interesting to know: the mask is a licensed copy of the French ARF-A gas mask.
My Rating:
| Comfort | |
| Field of View | |
| Connections | |
| Breathing | |
| Look |
The mask body is quite comfortable, although my jaw started to hurt a little after a while. The field of vision is wide due to the panorama lens, but is disturbed by the fact that the lens is flexible and thus distorts the view. The 40mm NATO thread makes connecting to tubes or filters very easy. Breathing through the mask is quite easy, the window does not fog up. The look is quite special because of the panorama window and I like it very much.
