Original British WWII Wood Gas Rattle with Makers Marking Dated 1944 Revolutionary War Offered in almost unissued condition

Offered in almost unissued condition with extensive markings on paper label

It was introduced in regular service in 1936

Most are marked:

Original Item: Recovered from the kingdom of Nepal in 2003

Original British WWII Wood Gas Rattle with Makers Marking Dated 1944 Revolutionary War Offered in almost unissued conditionOriginal Item: Only One Available. In early 1945 after the German collapse at the Battle of the Bulge and being in full retreat from the Red Army in the east there was serious concern that AH in his final madness might resort to poison gas as a last ditch measure. The writing was on the wall for the NSDAP elite and frankly nobody felt there was any hope of them surrendering in any honorable fashion so all contingencies had to be allowed for. Gas Masks