Original French Pre-WWII TC-38 Civil Defense Gas Mask With A.R.S. Canister - Civilian Variant of the ANP T-31 Antique Percussion Firearms though some of the cylinder

though some of the cylinder scene is still visible

in turn sold the entire Leith Hall Collection to George Strakaty

showing serial number 390013

The bore clear with visible rifling

marked with what looks to be 1886 / LUSK / WYO

Original French Pre-WWII TC-38 Civil Defense Gas Mask With A.R.S. Canister - Civilian Variant of the ANP T-31 Antique Percussion Firearms though some of the cylinderOriginal Item: Only One Available. At the end of World War I, the high number of civilian casualties highlighted the need to upgrade the protection of people during conflicts. In 1933, the first voluntary organization to protect civilians during war time was founded with the support of Gaston Doumergue, a French politician of the Third Republic. In 1938, at the dawn of World War II, the French government developed civil defense (dfense passive)