Original Imperial German WWI M1917 Ledermaske Gas Mask with Can & Spare Lenses Spanish Artillery - A WAAC Sleeve insignia

- A WAAC Sleeve insignia

including George Andrews and the rest of the 24th Field Company

There were times when a POW would discover the water spigots were on in the middle of the night and return to the tent to inform the others so they could go outside and form a line to get their water

The M7 has been partially replaced by the M9 bayonet in Army service

While they were in the yard

Original Imperial German WWI M1917 Ledermaske Gas Mask with Can & Spare Lenses Spanish Artillery - A WAAC Sleeve insigniaOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great condition & totally genuine World War One issue German gas mask. This model of Gasschutzmaske (Gas Protection Mask) was introduced in 1917, and was known as the Ledermaske due to its leather body construction. Canvas straps on the back of the mask were used to attach it to the wearer's head. The leather on this example is still soft, and the canvas rigging is in good shape but very worn. The metal eye