Original WWI / WWII U.S. Gas Alert Trench Gong Alarm Water Jacket Assembly Blade Style: Curved Single Edge

Blade Style: Curved Single Edge

while the right side is unfortunately missing

They carried on their existence largely ignoring the terrible conflict going on around them

A lovely example of this type of helmet

This same model helmet

Original WWI / WWII U.S. Gas Alert Trench Gong Alarm Water Jacket Assembly Blade Style: Curved Single EdgeOriginal item: Only One Available. Gas Warfare, now banned by International Treaty, was first introduced in WWI on the Western Front, and the results were devastating. Soon everyone was issued with a gas mask and was required to carry one at all times. With all the noise in the trenches, this gong style system was adopted to alert soldiers in the trenches of an impending attack. These gongs had a totally unique sound, and were quite jarring. They were