Original French WWI M2 Gas Mask Dated 1917 Original Machine Gun Part Sets The 163rd Infantry Brigade commanded

The 163rd Infantry Brigade commanded the 325th Infantry Regiment and the 326th Infantry Regiment

At its inception

maker markings and various others

Excellent used condition

during the war

Original French WWI M2 Gas Mask Dated 1917 Original Machine Gun Part Sets The 163rd Infantry Brigade commandedOriginal item: Only One Available. This is a nice condition complete French WWI M2 Gas Mask which is stamped 14. 8. 17 (August 14th, 1917). The M2 mask was based on a design proposed in 1915 by Ren Louis Gravereaux of Paris. An order of 600,000 masks was produced in February 1916 and introduced for British forces the following month. The first M2 model was produced in only one size and often incurred damage when it was folded for placement in a metal