Original Japanese WWII Civil Defense Gas Mask with Hose and Filter Canister - Excellent Condition German Field Gear he served on the destroyer

he served on the destroyer Whipple (DD-15) and the cruiser Chattanooga (CL-18) where he saw duty in the Eastern Atlantic and in European Waters

In 1941 the 15cm Nebelwerfer 41 was introduced and it would be come the standard weapon utilized by the Nebeltruppen

This was accomplished  by adding a loading gate and bored-through replacement cylinder

At Gettysburg the regiment took a prominent part and suffered the loss of 234 in killed

The shade still has it's leather covering

Original Japanese WWII Civil Defense Gas Mask with Hose and Filter Canister - Excellent Condition German Field Gear he served on the destroyerOriginal Item: Only One Available. We rarely see Japanese gas masks this nice! This is an excellent condition genuine WWII Civil Defense issue Japanese rubberized face mask with metal rimmed lenses. It is the type with the larger external filter, attached to the mask by way of a rubberized canvas hose. It has the "nose vent", only seen on the civil defense issue masks, and the condition is simply incredible. There is almost no sigh of the usual rubber