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Apparatus, Breathing

Object number2014.69.2

Manufacturer Mine Safety Appliances Company

Date2008

MediumMetal; Fabric; Rubber; Plastic; Adhesive

Credit LineGift of Mine Safety Appliances Company

DescriptionFireHawk M7 breathing apparatus equipped with the QuickFill system. Silver cylindrical air tank mounted on a black back harness with rigid plastic backer and two fabric shoulder straps, chest strap, and waistband strap. Control module mounted at base of proper right shoulder strap. PSI gauge below the air tank. Black rubber tube connects air tank to facepiece along the proper left shoulder strap. Black rubber full facepiece with transparent window that is covered with maker label sticker; tan mesh head harness is connected to the facepiece with five tan fabric straps. Maker and product information throughout.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (Overall, approximate): 23.5 × 30 × 22 in. (59.7 × 76.2 × 55.9 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (Headpiece only): 13 × 8 × 10 in. (33 × 20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (Back harness and air tank section only): 23.5 × 20.5 × 22 in. (59.7 × 52.1 × 55.9 cm)
Length (Rubber connector cord): 22 in. (55.9 cm)
InscriptionsPink handwritten "D" on bottom of tank.
MarksAir tank has "MSA" in white four times around the top and in green two times on the metal strap around center.

Air tank's central label has text at left including "TC-SU 5134-310 / DOT-SP 10915-4500 / IL 326669 LUXFER / ... / CONTENTS: AIR, 66 SCF AT 4500 PSIG / MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO. / MSA Model Number 7-1348-1 Luxfer Part Number L65G-16 / MADE IN USA / ..." and on right is "WARNING" text.

PSI gauge below air tank has a dial with numbers 10-40 in increments of 10, then 45 and text at bottom "PSI X 100 / USE NO OIL / MSA".

Connector piece on the left side of the air tank has text including "MSA / 10051341" and "HP LAB236629 KS / IN".

Back harness has two labels in the bottom right area of the harness' exterior side that have text including "THIS SCBA MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 1981... MSA / ... SEI Certified Model / NFPA 1981-2007 edition" on one label and "FireHawk M7 / AIRMASK POWER MODULE / ... / MSA / MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY / PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA..." on the other label.

Numerous areas on the back harness and facepiece has "MSA" text.

Interior side of back harnes has text at top "MSA" above white label with black printed text "FireHAWK M7 / AIR MASK / AP 7001 Rev. 0 10087293".

Each shoulder strap has text "MSA / AIR MASK".

Control module at the base of the proper right shoulder strap has a dial on front with numbers 0-45 in increments of 5 and text at bottom center "PSI x 100 / USE NO OIL / MSA" and reverse has label with text including "FireHAWK M7 / CONTROL MODULE / ... / MSA / MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES COMPANY / PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA... / ... / MODEL #: 7-2183-1 / MADE / IN USA".

Rubber tube connecting air tank to facepiece has white text including "408 A17857" and repeated white text "WARNING - DO NOT EXCEED 250 PSI - HIGHER PSI MAY CAUSE DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY".

Connecting piece at the base of the proper left shoulder strap that connects to the air tube has text "Snap-Tite / INC. / 9847-2".

Top of facepiece has text on the rubber "MSA / Medium / Ultra Elite".

Sticker on the front of the facepiece window has printed text including "Remove This Cover Before Using MSA / Designed and Manufactured in the U.S.A. ... / WARNING / ..."

Paper warning label mounted on the proper right cheek of the facepiece.

Bottom of the facepiece has text "CBRN / MSA / CBRN".

White label on the proper right side of the facepiece has printed black text "MODEL NO. 10083133 / REORDER NO. 10083233".
Historical NotesThis top-of-the-line breathing apparatus made by MSA contains a unique, built-in device that sounds a piercing alarm if its wearer becomes motionless or disabled. It is also outfitted with the Quick Fill System. The FireHawk is used by firefighters worldwide. The Quick Fill system allows a self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) to be replenished by rapidly transferring high pressure air directly from the air supply of a second SCBA, or other air supply without interfering with the normal breathing of the SCBA users.

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