Original U.S. WWII Navy Oxygen Breathing Rescue Apparatus Type A-1 with Original Manual - Broken Sales shelter half and hood/helmet cover

shelter half and hood/helmet cover were produced in this pattern

generally with enough space for a day's worth of snuff only

along with some other writing that we cannot quite make out

after 1923

All snaps and buckles are present and in good functional condition

Original U.S. WWII Navy Oxygen Breathing Rescue Apparatus Type A-1 with Original Manual - Broken Sales shelter half and hood/helmet coverOriginal Item. Only One Available. As used in WW2 by the U. S Navy this is a Navy Oxygen Breathing Rescue Apparatus, Type A 1. The Type A 1 apparatus was a self contained, closed circuit device. Oxygen, generated by chemicals in a canister, flowed to the right hand section of the breathing bag, where it mixed with air previously passed through the canister, then to the left hand breathing bag and on through the inhalation tube into the lungs. This