XM28 E4 Grasshopper gas mask
Information and history about the XM28E4 respirator, better known as the Grasshopper gas mask or just the XM28. The XM28E4 was a prototype gas mask designed to replace the M17 respirator in US army service, another prototype mask the XM27 was also designed, an M17 made out of silicone. The XM28 however was a new cheek filter design, being more compact than the M17 as well as being made from a comfortable silicone which also reduced the weight of the mask. It still had the same flaws as other cheek filter ma
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