Original Imperial German WWI M1917 Ledermaske Gas Mask with Can Japanese Flare Guns - A stamped AW on

- A stamped AW on the receiver end of the butt stock

The two metal/bakelite tubes and one glass vacuum tube are present

The helmet retains a high amount of its original Mustard Paint

The 326th Medical Company was initially constituted on 23 July 1918 as the 326th Sanitary Train

Original Imperial German WWI M1917 Ledermaske Gas Mask with Can Japanese Flare Guns - A stamped AW onOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent 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