Original French WWI Appareil Respiratoire Spécial Special Breathing Apparatus ARS Gas Mask With Filter and Canister - Battlefield Relic U.S. Marines USMC functional catches

functional catches

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and the wood having a lovely dark finish

complete with polished steel two ring scabbard

however this was crossed out

Original French WWI Appareil Respiratoire Spécial Special Breathing Apparatus ARS Gas Mask With Filter and Canister - Battlefield Relic U.S. Marines USMC functional catchesOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1916, the French military began experimenting with copying and upgrading the GM15. Originally the prototype that would become the ARS, known as the MCG, had a faceblank made from a layer of rubberized cloth and no Tissot deflectors. Because of fogging and the inability of the mask to resist tear gas, the MCG was updated to include Tissot deflectors and a backing of cloth boiled in linseed oil. Also added to the