Mallory Is Your Trusted Source for Avon Protection CBRN Masks
Avon Protection builds the masks officers pull on when a crowd turns to tear gas or a call turns into a chemical unknown. Its roots are military, and it shows. Since the 1920s, the company has equipped the UK Ministry of Defence, and it's a primary supplier of integrated protective equipment to NATO and the U.S. Department of Defense. The C50 brings that lineage to the street. One goal sits behind all of it: the people who protect us finish the mission and come home safe.
In 2025 alone, police departments and sheriff's offices in more than a dozen states, from Florida to Washington, turned to us for Avon gear. Tell us about your riot control and CBRN calls, and we'll help you choose just what you need.
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Serving Law Enforcement for 45 Years.
As an authorized stocking distributor, we have access to the full Avon Protection product selection at over 35 nationwide locations. From outfitting a single officer to a department-wide rollout, the inventory is here when you need it. Plus, we have a team dedicated to our public safety customers, and our fully-staffed service centers offer respirator fit testing at our locations or on-site with your department. Call 800-MALLORY or click here to explore options for your agency.
We are a proud supplier for OMNIA Partners Public Safety, Preparedness, Safety Equipment and Solutions contract. Since 2011, we've provided customers a convenient way to procure for and manage any size or scope of projects, eliminating time-consuming bid solicitations in order to meet tight grant deadlines and challenging budgets.
C50™ Air-Purifying Respirator
One Mask for Riot and CBRN Response
Riot duty one week, a suspicious package the next. The C50 is a full-face respirator built for agencies that need one mask to handle both. It suits first responders, correctional officers, specialist law enforcement, and counter-terrorism teams, and protects against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) agents plus toxic industrial chemicals (TIC) and materials. Swap the filter, and the same mask moves from tear gas to a CBRN response. One mask. Two very different bad days.
Visor Features Built for the Field
An officer behind a C50 can still aim and still be heard. The panoramic, optically correct visor is compatible with weapon sights, and the mask scored 96 on the NIOSH Visual Field Score, where the requirement is 90. A front-mounted exhale valve allows clear, direct speech.
Technical Specifications
- CBRN agent resistance (Mustard, Sarin, Soman, VX): greater than 36 hr (requirement: 36 hr)
- Laboratory protection factor (sodium chloride): greater than 10,000 (requirement: 2,000)
- Inhalation resistance at 95 l/min: 13 mm WG (requirement: 15 mm WG)
- Exhalation resistance at 160 l/min: 15 mm WG (requirement: 30 mm WG)
- NIOSH Visual Field Score: 96 (requirement: 90)
- NIOSH approvals (twin port mask): CBRN CAP 1 with CBRNCF50 (TC-14G-0318); 42 CFR 84 CS/CN/P100 with CTCF50 (TC-14G-0322); 42 CFR 84 P100 with CFP100 (TC-84A-9233)
- Sizes: S-L
FM53™ Air-Purifying Respirator
The Multiple Mission Mask
Some missions change mid-entry. The FM53 is built to keep up. Special response teams, explosive ordnance disposal operators, and civil support teams get one mask that runs as a negative pressure air purifying respirator (APR) or as a positive pressure mask on SCBA or PAPR. A lever on the exhalation unit switches modes without removing the voice projection unit or losing protection. One mask, three ways to breathe. The FM53 mask itself is currently NIOSH certified in negative pressure mode only. It's a component of the ST53 system, which is certified under 42 CFR 84.
Weapons, Helmet, and Suit Integration
A flexible facepiece gives the FM53 a cheek-to-stock weld for weapons integration. A low-profile brow and reduced buckle size help it work with suits and helmets, and it integrates with NFPA Class 2 and Class 3 suits. Multiple facepiece sizes and interchangeable silicone nosecups improve fit across the team. Built-in voice communications with an internal microphone and an electronic pass-through for external radios keep the team on the radio. A fail-safe drinking system delivers more than 230 ml per minute.
Technical Specifications
- Operating modes: negative pressure (APR); positive pressure (SCBA and PAPR). Currently NIOSH approved in negative pressure mode only.
- Weight: 1.6 lb. (excluding filter)
- NIOSH CBRN Visual Field Score: 96
- Laboratory protection factor (sodium chloride): greater than 10,000; NIOSH certified at 2,000 PF
- CBRN agent resistance (Mustard, Sarin, Soman, VX): greater than 36 hr
- Inhalation resistance: 15 mm WG at 85 l/min; 32 mm WG at 160 l/min
- NIOSH approvals: CBRN APR CAP 1 with CBRNCF50 (TC-14G-0319); 42 CFR 84 with
CTCF50 (TC-14G-0323); 42 CFR 84 P100 with CFP100 (TC-84A-9235) - Sizes: S-L
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Why Choose Mallory as Your Procurement Partner for Avon Protection?
Mallory is the largest, independent safety distributor in the US. We've served hundreds of police departments and law enforcement agencies across all 50 states for 45 years. You can look to us to supply, repair, and calibrate your critical equipment through our 35+ stocking locations and 10 service centers.
Shop the Avon Protection Line of Respiratory Protection
We're an authorized Avon Protection stocking distributor with access to their full line of CBRN respirators, filters, and mask accessories. Your agency can count on us to have the depth and availability to help you outfit a single squad or implement a department-wide rollout without chasing inventory across multiple vendors. Every Avon order comes down to a facepiece size, a port configuration, and a filter for each officer. We'll work through those choices with you before the order goes in.
Dedicated Public Safety Team
Our Mallory Public Safety Team knows Avon Protection respirators and will help you match the right Avon gear to your operations. A patrol division staging for crowd control needs a different filter plan than a special response team preparing for a chemical entry, and we'll help you work out which officers need what. For a busy procurement office, Cooperative Purchasing through OMNIA Partners is the straightforward path, on a contract that has already been competitively solicited and publicly awarded. If your agency is writing a grant-funded equipment list or preparing for a program review, we can help you document your selections with the technical rationale that evaluators expect.
Comprehensive Solutions to Ease Your Daily Operations
Nationwide Stocking Locations and Service Centers
Coast-to-coast reach and local accountability are supported by 35+ stocking locations and 10 fully-staffed service centers.
Convenient, Compliant Procurement
As a contract holder under OMNIA Partners Public Safety, we offer a piggyback path onto a contract that has already been competitively solicited and publicly awarded by a lead agency.
Employee Fit Testing
Our team can conduct fit testing at one of our locations or on-site with your employees to help ensure tight-fitting respirators are compliant with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134 requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can officers who wear prescription glasses use the C50™?
Yes. Avon's Vision Correction Assembly mounts prescription lenses inside the mask, from -8 to +10 diopters, and its flexible design lets the assembly fold inside the mask. It's offered as an accessory.
Can Mallory fit test our team?
Yes, we can perform fit testing at one of our locations or at your site.
Can users stay hydrated while masked?
The drinking device on the C50™ Air-Purifying Respirator connects to a canteen or bladder system.
What is OMNIA Partners and how could it simplify our purchasing process?
OMNIA Partners is a cooperative purchasing organization. It runs competitively solicited, publicly awarded contracts on behalf of a lead public agency, and then makes those contracts available to other government agencies nationwide who want to “piggyback” onto them rather than run their own solicitation.
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