Original Imperial German WWI M1917 Ledermaske Leather Gas Mask with Can and Filter - Dated 1918 Brunswick Guns and were too heavy and

and were too heavy and bulky on long patrols

though it is mostly worn off:

The Trenton contract was received on December 26 1861 for 50

an item we could not resist acquiring several years ago based entirely on the unlikely association of the donor and the recipients

The first model Vigneron was made until serial number 21300 in 1954

Original Imperial German WWI M1917 Ledermaske Leather Gas Mask with Can and Filter - Dated 1918 Brunswick Guns and were too heavy andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good 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. The leather of the mask is still soft, and has traces of markings stamped under the edge gasket, though they are mostly faded and sadly not legible. The gasket itself is marked with M in a