British Gas Rattle: WWI (Dated 1917) U.S. Machine Guns " Under the watchful

" Under the watchful

the jacket is in fine shape

and the ball was typically a 530-grain (34 g) Pritchett or a Burton-Minié

The cylindrical shape made it easy to distinguish from the trumpet-shaped flash eliminator

British Gas Rattle: WWI (Dated 1917) U.S. Machine Guns " Under the watchfulOriginal item: One Only! Authentic 1917 dated British wooden gas rattle. These are hand cranked wooden cogs (two) that make a very loud distinctive sound when the rattle is rotated since there are two clapper boards tensioned against them. This simple devise was introduced in WW1 so that in the event of a "Gas Attack" their distinctive noise would alert all in earshot to put on Gas Masks. This example is complete, has a very pleasing patina. It is