Original U.S. WWI M1917 SBR Gas Mask with Carry Bag, Instructions, and Filter 81mm Mortar The barrel is also marked

The barrel is also marked CROWN / GR / V along the "Crown over Crossed Scepters" of Thomas Ketland of St Catherine St

with some damage to the grip leather

so the first deliveries of the P-51B in November 1943 were assigned to three groups in the tactical Ninth Air Force at the expense of VIII Bomber Command

5 inches wide fastened with wire wrapping to a 30" long wooden shaft

On jumping

Original U.S. WWI M1917 SBR Gas Mask with Carry Bag, Instructions, and Filter 81mm Mortar The barrel is also markedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice service used example of an M1917 SBR Gas Mask complete with mask, filter, instructions, and carry satchel. The pocket for the filter in the satchel was removed to make fitting the mask easier. The mask itself, like most from the WWI period, has unfortunately had the rubber components completely degrade, so it is in somewhat delicate and degraded condition. Early rubber becomes quite hard over time, and