Original WWI U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service KLAXON - 10 Hand Cranked Gas Alarm with Padded Base Category_Martini-Henry Accessories measuring about 29 1/2 inches

measuring about 29 1/2 inches across at the front

The RAR were the second-oldest regiment of the Rhodesian Army

Included in this set is the original leather bread bag strap nicely stamped BERLIN

forced the Germans to commit and sacrifice many of their infantrymen and expose their armored formations to withering artillery fire

however it has been altered slightly from the original shape due to sharpening of the edge

Original WWI U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service KLAXON - 10 Hand Cranked Gas Alarm with Padded Base Category_Martini-Henry Accessories measuring about 29 1/2 inchesOriginal item: Only One Available. Gas Warfare, now banned by International Treaty, was first introduced in WWI on the Western Front, and the results were devastating. Soon everyone was issued with a gas mask and was required to carry one at all times. Various types of "gas alarms", from simple wooden rattles to mechanical sirens were employed to help warn the soldiers that it was time to put the mask on. This is a great example of a U. S. WWI KLAXON