S10 NBC Respirator

The S10 NBC Respirator is an NBC mask, which is used by the British Army. It was developed as a successor to the S6 NBC Respirator. The S10 was first used in 1986 and is manufactured by the British company Avon Rubber ..

The S10 is often confused with the SF10, the special unit of the SAS (Special Air Service ) is used, however, the two models differ fundamentally from each other. On the S10 special lenses can be attached, which are intended to protect against the glare of flash-bang grenades. Furthermore it has the mask a drinking tube, with which even while wearing liquid can be fed, but only with a corresponding canteen. The mask works with a carbon filter which in case of emergency radioactive, biologically and chemically contaminated particles to filter out of the air. It uses a 40mm filter, which can be mounted at any NATO mask.