Original British WWI Wooden Gas Alarm Rattle For Use as Gas Alarm Only P-1853 Enfield It appeared everywhere at Yuma:

It appeared everywhere at Yuma: on the flight jackets of pilots

they emulated the old regimental numbering system used by the pre-1918 Imperial German Army

wire netting

This is an excellent example with a lovely metal shield attached to field gray wool Heer (Army) cloth backing

Original British WWI Wooden Gas Alarm Rattle For Use as Gas Alarm Only P-1853 Enfield It appeared everywhere at Yuma:Original 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