Description
operating number 41-24603
The fore stock sling swivel is also missing
He was the only casualty
POLLIER CPhM U
Lauxman was a 1948 graduate of Rutgers University
Original WWI / WWII U.S. Gas Alert Trench Gong Alarm Russian/Soviet Militaria operating number 41-24603Original 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