The handle (tsuka) has an nice stingray (Sa-Me) grip
and in the nose-to-nose picture
the 40th mined waters near the port of Palembang
when Gavin was asked what made his career take off so fast
There also is some light oxidation and wear on the various metal fittings
Original U.S. WWI Named M1917 SBR Gas Mask 87th Infantry Division, 345th Infantry Regiment Grouping - 11 Items U.S. Ammo The handle (tsuka) has anOriginal Items: Only One Grouping Available. The 87th Division was a National Army division, made up of draftees from Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. It was activated at Camp Pike, Arkansas on 25 August 1917. Like many units, the 87th Division was used to furnish personnel for other units scheduled for earlier overseas departure. Before November 1917, most of the enlisted men were transferred to other units (2,400 to the 81st Division,