WW2 German Matching Numbered Gas Mask & Canister With Cleaning Cloth , Spring & Spare Lenses

Straight from Normandy a recently surfaced German gas mask & canister complete with matching soldiers number to canister & mask , both long & short carrying straps , cleaning cloth , retaining spring & 1940 dated spare antimisting lenses for eyepieces.
The number ' 4545 ' refers to the soldiers gas mask number which would have been entered into his soldbuch , it is uncommon to find both still together as they were carried by the soldier in WW2. Gas mask filter is the Fe42 type with ink stamped eagle & swastika marking & '43 date . The rubberised gas mask facepiece of the M30 model is dated 1940 to inside edge with maker 'AEG' maker to lense rims & date 1940. Gas mask canister retains a good proportion of its original green factory paint & is dated 1938 to spare lens compartment. Both long & short straps are totally oriignal to the set & display some fraying in places from heavy wear. Cleaning cloth still in place with retaining spring also present.
Hard to find in such a complete state , I have left completely as it came to me .

Code: 13082