Original U.S. WWI M1917 SBR Gas Mask with Carry Bag, Instructions, and Filter One-of-a-Kind with a faint government inspector

with a faint government inspector SWP / 1889 cartouche

though the leather retaining loop is sightly worn at the top

a partner in the firm Johann Friedrich Eickhorn Wilhelm Sohn

4 ribbon bars including Bronze Star

JAMES FORSYTHE (ST

Original U.S. WWI M1917 SBR Gas Mask with Carry Bag, Instructions, and Filter One-of-a-Kind with a faint government inspectorOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice service used example of an M1917 SBR Gas Mask complete with mask, filter, instructions, and carry satchel. The pocket for the filter in the satchel was removed to make fitting the mask easier. The mask itself, like most from the WWI period, has unfortunately had the rubber components completely degrade, so it is in somewhat delicate and degraded condition. Early rubber becomes quite hard over time, and