Original U.S. WWI Corrected English Type Box Respirator Gas Mask in Original Carrying Bag with Anti-Dimming Stick French Militaria Frame is painted silver and

Frame is painted silver and measures 6 x 6¼”

also known as "Fritz"

Years of Manufacture: circa 1750-1850

The wood is sound and retains its original checkering around the wrist quite well

Original U.S. WWI Corrected English Type Box Respirator Gas Mask in Original Carrying Bag with Anti-Dimming Stick French Militaria Frame is painted silver andOriginal Item: Only One Available. Of the 5,250,000 gas masks of all types produced by the U. S. during the war, 1. 6 million of them were the improved version of the British SBR. This mask was officially known as the U. S. Corrected English Small Box Respirator or the U. S. Corrected English Model (CEM). Produced in six sizes (1 through 6) from January to March 1918, the CEM was one of the two most commonly worn American made gas masks used by the