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GERMAN CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIAL
Part IV - SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
Section C - GAS DETECTION AND WARNING EQUIPMENT

IV–C–27

KIT, TESTING, GAS, J42 (CIV)

Kampfstoffprüfkasten

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this kit is to supply a miniature protable laboratory for the detection and sampling of chemical agents and contaminated materials.

MARKINGS:

The markings on the inside of the cover are as indicated in the drawing. The manuals enclosed refer to the kit as: "Kampfstoffprüfkasten".

DESCRIPTION:

The kit is a gray-painted wooden box measuring 14 x 7.3 x 8 inches. The cover is hin-ged at the back and locked at the front by means of a lock and key. The cover is 1.8 in-ches deep and the following items are contained in it and held in place by a thin sheet of plywood:

  Dropping tubes   CO-detector tubes
  Absorbent cotton   File
  Wax pencil   Folded filter paper
  Detector paper   Spot test paper
  Mercuric bromide paper   Filter paper
  Red and blue litmus paper   Potassium iodide paper

The box proper has one compartment on the left and a removable box on the right side, which rests on a strip of wood across the center of the compartment. This space at the bottom of the box contains spatulas, stirring rods, string, pincers, a hammer and chisel, and 2 test tube racks. The rest of the equipment, which consists of chemical reagents, test tubes, sample bottles, funnels, Losantin tablets, etc., is contained in the compartment on the left-hand side of the kit and in the removable box.

IV–C–27

Kit, Testing, Gas, J42

Kampfstoffprüfkasten

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