Original Imperial German WWI Gummimaske GM-15 Rubberized Gas Mask with 1918 Dated Filter & Can U.S. Army with some areas of past

with some areas of past oxidation

selected to remain usable under typical conditions in the Alaska zone of operations

used throughout the Civil War and on America's frontier during the Indian Wars

This was purchased directly from the family of WWI veteran Frederick A

that would have been located in the Kingdom of Saxony

Original Imperial German WWI Gummimaske GM-15 Rubberized Gas Mask with 1918 Dated Filter & Can U.S. Army with some areas of pastOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very rare rubberized cloth GM 15 gas mask. The Gummimaske (Rubber Mask) 15 was initially produced in 1915. It was the prototype design of a gas mask system that allowed a soldier to fight an breathe whilst located in clouds of noxious and lethal chemicals. It was the first in a series of gas mask which were manufactured for military use by the German military in WWI. The very first version of the Gummimaske