Original WWI U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service KLAXON - 10 Hand Cranked Gas Alarm with Padded Base EXCLUDE_CHECKOUT_RESTRICTION CEF was authorized on 15

CEF was authorized on 15 July 1916 and embarked for Great Britain on 3 October 1916

It also has the correct [C]OLTS / PATENT on the left frame under the cylinder

with a bit more on the bolt handle

such as D3✚C1 on the bottom of the butt stock

Original WWI U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service KLAXON - 10 Hand Cranked Gas Alarm with Padded Base EXCLUDE_CHECKOUT_RESTRICTION CEF was authorized on 15Original 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. Various types of "gas alarms", from simple wooden rattles to mechanical sirens were employed to help warn the soldiers that it was time to put the mask on. This is a great example of a U. S. WWI KLAXON