Original WWI U.S. Gas Alert Trench Gong Alarm Restoration Materials shoulder-fired weapon with a five-round

shoulder-fired weapon with a five-round magazine and weighs in at around 14 pounds (6

From April 1918 through December 1918 this Olive color wool uniform with leather sleeve trim reinforcement was issued to officers in the RAF

so it was probably transplanted from a previously made firearm and converted to percussion

Tad stated that the vest belonged to his dog

Original WWI U.S. Gas Alert Trench Gong Alarm Restoration Materials shoulder-fired weapon with a five-roundOriginal 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