Original Imperial German WWI M1917 Ledermaske Leather Gas Mask with Can and Filter - Dated 1918 Brunswick Guns though it is mostly worn

though it is mostly worn off:

The front sight was changed from a bead to a blade

and were too heavy and bulky on long patrols

109 M1865 Spencer carbines manufactured by Burnside into rifles

an item we could not resist acquiring several years ago based entirely on the unlikely association of the donor and the recipients

Original Imperial German WWI M1917 Ledermaske Leather Gas Mask with Can and Filter - Dated 1918 Brunswick Guns though it is mostly wornOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition totally genuine World War One issue German gas mask. This model of Gasschutzmaske (Gas Protection Mask) was introduced in 1917, and was known as the Ledermaske due to its leather body construction. The leather of the mask is still soft, and has traces of markings stamped under the edge gasket, though they are mostly faded and sadly not legible. The gasket itself is marked with M in a