Original British WWI Wooden Gas Alarm Rattle For Use as Gas Alarm Only P-1853 Enfield These later pattern WWI belts

These later pattern WWI belts do not have the earlier separators used in the M1907 and M1910 pattern belts

It had been attacked by B-17s based in Australia early in the war

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The image is considered one of the most iconic and enduring images of World War I

they emulated the old regimental numbering system used by the pre-1918 Imperial German Army

Original British WWI Wooden Gas Alarm Rattle For Use as Gas Alarm Only P-1853 Enfield These later pattern WWI beltsOriginal Item: Only One Available. In WWI poison gas was introduced, now totally outlawed as inhumane. With all the noise in the trenches, the wooden gas rattle was adopted to alert soldiers in the trenches of an impending attack. These rattles had a totally unique sound, and were quite jarring, being able to be heard above the din of war. The fear of course once WWII began was that the NSDAP War machine would reintroduce poison gas, which would be