Original U.S. WWI M1917 SBR Gas Mask with Carry Bag Japanese Marines The catch assembly holds the

The catch assembly holds the shutter in either the open or closed position while an additional spring stud retains the shutter in the receiver unless it must be removed for cleaning or maintenance

which is soldered to the body of the buckle in two places

Thereby securing the scabbard from flying off and injury resulting

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It is fitted with an almost orange color checkered hard rubber pair of grips

Original U.S. WWI M1917 SBR Gas Mask with Carry Bag Japanese Marines The catch assembly holds theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Of the 5,250,000 gas masks of all types produced by the U. S. during the war, 1. 6 million of them were the improved version of the British SBR. This mask was officially known as the U. S. Corrected English Small Box Respirator or the U. S. Corrected English Model (CEM). Produced in six sizes (1 through 6) from January to March 1918, the CEM was one of the two most commonly worn American made gas masks used by the