Original British WWI / WWII Wood Air Raid Alarm / Gas Rattle Fusee Spring & Cover and even to Air Raid

and even to Air Raid instructions and a rental agreement

Year of Manufacture: circa 1893

Note: The P-1853 Enfield and P-1864 Snider mainsprings are identical items

The original paint markings on the round are unfortunately completely removed by cleaning and age

it moved to Aachen Germany where it remained until the end of the war

Original British WWI / WWII Wood Air Raid Alarm / Gas Rattle Fusee Spring & Cover and even to Air RaidOriginal Item: Only One Available. In WWI poison gas was introduced, now totally outlawed as inhumane. With all the noise in the trenches, the wooden gas rattle was adopted to alert soldiers in the trenches of an impending attack. These rattles had a totally unique sound, and were quite jarring, being able to be heard above the din of war. The fear of course once WWII began was that the NSDAP War machine would reintroduce poison gas, which would be