Original WWI / WWII U.S. Gas Alert Trench Gong Alarm U.S. Flare Guns few examples have survived

few examples have survived

Pennsylvania this “high pressure” manufactured M-1 helmet liner is identified by an embossed MSA in the crown

and the trigger pulls

General Vandegrift

Original WWI / WWII U.S. Gas Alert Trench Gong Alarm U.S. Flare Guns few examples have survivedOriginal 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. With all the noise in the trenches, this gong style system was adopted to alert soldiers in the trenches of an impending attack. These gongs had a totally unique sound, and were quite jarring. They were