A modern filter that works with all Soviet masks is the Polish P-5 filter. While the asbestos is unlikely to be inhaled unless the filter is damaged, it is recommended to swap this filter for a modern one. Laboratory tests found the filter's particulate layer(cotton) roughly consists of 7.5% white asbestos. This filter is known to contain asbestos. They are a favorite of gas mask collectors because they are common and have the 'old' circular eyepieces like masks used in World War II and the 'helmet' type masks. It was concluded that the mask will last in an NBC situation for 24 hours. They have been tested in Poland to determine if they have NBC protective capabilities. The GP-5 kit was originally made to protect the wearer from radioactive fallout during the Cold War and were distributed to most fallout shelters. The ShM-62 comes with sealed glass eye pieces. It can operate in all weather and withstand temperatures from −40 ☌ (−40 ☏) to 114 ☌ (237 ☏). It is a lightweight mask, weighing 1.09 kg (2.42 lbs). It was issued to the Soviet population starting in 1962 production ended in 1990. Grazhdanskiy Protivogaz-5) is a Soviet-made gas mask kit, which contains a single-filter ShM-62 gas mask. It was in impressive quantities in almost all industries and in civil defense shelters, sometimes it is still used as a training RPE in life safety classes, although it is now mostly replaced by GP-7 and other soviet-era gas masks. Gas masks GP-5 were produced three times more than the population of the Soviet Union. Taking into account the identified shortcomings in the operation of the civilian gas mask GP-5, it was modernized, which was called the modernized civilian gas mask model 5 - GP-5M. It was produced in the period from 1961 to 1989 (although there were FPC GP-5's produced in 1990). It was designed to protect against the ingress of toxic, radioactive substances and bacterial (biological) agents into the respiratory system, eyes and face of a person. The GP-5 is a simple gas mask with protection around the entire head, and a single metal ringed filter for breathing.

The mask has become a popular item in popular culture since and referenced widely in video games and films, as it is very cheap because it is the most produced gas mask ever. The GP-5 gas mask was historically used by the USSR for NBC protection.

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