Original WWI U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service KLAXON - 10 Hand Cranked Gas Alarm Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock This is a very nice

This is a very nice example of the Heer (Army) version of the Tornister M41

He earned his wings and was commissioned at Kelly Field in 1937

a bottle necked black powder round developed from the earlier

1944 to May 29th

indicating manufacture at the government arsenal at Saint-Étienne

Original WWI U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service KLAXON - 10 Hand Cranked Gas Alarm Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock This is a very niceOriginal 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