New Old Stock - German made for U.S military

[broncobowsher]

These tanks would be marked AG (for Atemluft Geraet) and are breathing air tanks not for underwater use.Doesn't make any difference but if restamped TG (for Tauch Geraet) the interval between reinspections would drop to 2.5 years.
The valvers are "Kleinkonisch" which translates to small taper thread, a system which is no longer being actively supported since there have been several imstances of these valves shearing off when the tank is dropped on the valve.
The current replacement small Tank/Valve combination uses cylindrical M18x1.5 threads and is much stronger.
I'm guessing that the pictured tanks were made more than 40 years ago and finally sold for scrap., after all the firedepartments in Germany converted to 300Bar 35-40 years ago.
Michael

Thank you for the info. At this point it looks like the box they are in is the most valuable part.

 

[lowwall]

Thank you for the info. At this point it looks like the box they are in is the most valuable part.

Yep. Although I imagine the gauges should be worth a little something as well. $10?

But I'm pretty sure he's got everyone's interest piqued with the hints about Faber tanks.

 

[Scared Silly]

But I'm pretty sure he's got everyone's interest piqued with the hints about Faber tanks.

Yeah, but I will be they are all EU marking so not much good for the US market. And even if with UDOT markings shipping would be stupid expensive.