Original U.S. WWII Paratrooper Gas Detection Brassard Marked Dated March 1944 by JL&S British Helmets and static line

and static line

After 1935

Complete with adjustable quality leather chinstrap

This version is known as n/A (neuer Art = newer model)

This is an unusual and attractive item

Original U.S. WWII Paratrooper Gas Detection Brassard Marked Dated March 1944 by JL&S British Helmets and static lineOriginal Item: Only One Available. For the Normandy invasion, American troops were provided with a variety of chemical warfare equipment, as it was still unknown whether AH would employ poison gas on the battlefield in an effort to prevent the breaching of the Atlantic Wall. One measure taken was that all Allied invasion clothing was saturated with CC 2, an oily, smelly gas repellent that made GI uniforms stiff and uncomfortable (scenes of GIs boiling