NVA / Soviet Шлем Маска 41М (ШМ-41М)
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The North Vietnamese Army / Soviet Шлем Маска 41М (ШМ-41М) was imported from the Soviet Union during the Vietnam War. Instead of using the heavy soviet filters and hoses, the NVA supplied their own lightweight filters. This example was made in Yaroslavl in 1967, and was captured by my father Maj Jack K. Tarr in 1971 near the DMZ in Quang Tri Province during his third and final tour of duty in Vietnam.
Шлем Маска = "Helmet Mask"
Similar masks in my collection: Bulgarian ShM-41u, Russian ShM-62u, Polish MP-6, Polish MUA, Polish OM-14, Chinese TF-1
![Rubber stamp](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/385e75_a150ade969884e99a67d771ccdeb00af~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_616,h_616,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/385e75_a150ade969884e99a67d771ccdeb00af~mv2.jpg)
Size stamp on cheek "3"
![Rubber stamps](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/385e75_d49a262a63ee422f94741c3e31529019~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_709,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/385e75_d49a262a63ee422f94741c3e31529019~mv2.jpg)
Factory and date stamps on cheek "Я67." "Ф-0133
![Stamp](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/385e75_035178a8680949958fbd67e825963728~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_380,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/385e75_035178a8680949958fbd67e825963728~mv2.jpg)
Stamp inside mask "Я(?)7167б"
![Stamps](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/385e75_f4138e0a23324a20b7a050dc0f4fe818~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_980,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/385e75_f4138e0a23324a20b7a050dc0f4fe818~mv2.jpg)
Stamps inside mask "4-12" "3"
![Filter](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/385e75_ae15bff7eb45468290ee71d49be22858~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1158,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/385e75_ae15bff7eb45468290ee71d49be22858~mv2.jpg)
Filter top view
![Filter](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/385e75_f965987815784aa2a215f8086ac51598~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_980,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/385e75_f965987815784aa2a215f8086ac51598~mv2.jpg)
Filter plug bottom view
![Filter](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/385e75_0227d73bc9054925a449174a4527764b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1561,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/385e75_0227d73bc9054925a449174a4527764b~mv2.jpg)
Filter side view
![VC/NVA ShM-41M](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/385e75_9e823cd4072345ddadfe8185cb9ce27a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_840,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/385e75_9e823cd4072345ddadfe8185cb9ce27a~mv2.jpg)
"SOVIET PROTECTIVE MASK, MODEL SHLEM" Photo from "VC/NVA EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION GUIDE 1 APRIL 1971 COMBINED INTELLIGENCE CENTER VIETNAM"
![VC/NVA ShM-41M](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/385e75_77eddfd0067d40c292bc50ccb59652b0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_784,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/385e75_77eddfd0067d40c292bc50ccb59652b0~mv2.jpg)
Text from "VC/NVA EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION GUIDE 1 APRIL 1971 COMBINED INTELLIGENCE CENTER VIETNAM"
![VC/NVA Filter](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/385e75_4f1aac4fc99e4d9a8c1ba64450b10514~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_980,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/385e75_4f1aac4fc99e4d9a8c1ba64450b10514~mv2.jpg)
"CANISTER, PROTECTIVE MASK, NVA" Photo from "VC/NVA EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION GUIDE 1 APRIL 1971 COMBINED INTELLIGENCE CENTER VIETNAM"
![VC/NVA Filter](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/385e75_1008e77e9f1242e19ab4203e4cbfb640~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_784,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/385e75_1008e77e9f1242e19ab4203e4cbfb640~mv2.jpg)
Text from "VC/NVA EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION GUIDE 1 APRIL 1971 COMBINED INTELLIGENCE CENTER VIETNAM"