Original British WWII Wood Air Raid Alarm / Gas Rattle - Maker marked and dated 1940 Resin Guns and Grenades percussion carbine was invented and

percussion carbine was invented and patented by Charles H

after several months of tough training

Fitted with brass top mount incorporating brass frog stud and long bottom mount

Magazine included where permitted

Original British WWII Wood Air Raid Alarm / Gas Rattle - Maker marked and dated 1940 Resin Guns and Grenades percussion carbine was invented andOriginal Item: Only One Available. In WWI poison gas was introduced, now totally outlawed as inhumane. With all the noise in the trenches, the wooden gas rattle was adopted to alert soldiers in the trenches of an impending attack. These rattles had a totally unique sound, and were quite jarring, being able to be heard above the din of war. The fear of course once WWII began was that the NSDAP War machine would reintroduce poison gas, which would be