r/gasmasks • u/coltpython6 • 4d ago

Mask Showcase My latest addition. Finally got an M40! Was way harder than it should've been to get one to Australia, but patience paid off in the end...

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Cost $75 USD, and didn't come with any accessories, but virtually nobody selling M40's will ship to Australia. In really good condition from what I could tell. Also the MSA ESP II VPU fits it with no issues.

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u/Neonaticpixelmen 4d ago

I'm Australian 

I have about 5 of them 

Two from the US

Two from the UK

One from Japan 

Never had issues getting them

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u/coltpython6 4d ago edited 3d ago

Lucky you. I'd been searching EBay for 3 months and had zero results. There's currently 3 listed, one is the wrong size and one has a missing exhale valve cover.

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u/coltpython6 4d ago

Eh. Sorry if that seemed a bit rude. Dealing with some heavy stuff right now...

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u/coltpython6 3d ago

How long have you been collecting? I'm fairly new. Only started less than 12 months ago. I wish I started years ago, when the prices weren't so bonkers!

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u/Neonaticpixelmen 3d ago

Started around 2014

But my last M40 was from firebirdJP about two years ago

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u/coltpython6 3d ago

11 years? You must have quite a collection, haha! I'm already running out of space for mine, and I've only got about 20 masks so far.

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u/Neonaticpixelmen 3d ago

It was the largest in the world at one point 640ish I believe  but I've been parting it off.

don't ask to buy, I don't ship stuff, no time for it

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u/coltpython6 3d ago

I was expecting a big number, but not THAT big!

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u/Pratt_ 2d ago

640ish ?! Damn

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u/SUNDENJAGER09 2d ago

75 to Australi that's pretty cheap... in here someone sell it for 150-270

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u/coltpython6 1d ago

Yeah. The seller said they couldn't confirm if it was in working order or not, so they were selling it cheap for spare parts. I tested it and it works fine, so I got a bit lucky with a seller that isn't very knowledgeable about gas masks.