Original French WWI ARS Gas Mask Made from Converted German M1917 Ledermaske in Original Canister Accessories Measures approximately 21 inches long

Measures approximately 21 inches long

as well as for Division Hermann Göring

In brand new

BECKER & CoG

Original French WWI ARS Gas Mask Made from Converted German M1917 Ledermaske in Original Canister Accessories Measures approximately 21 inches longOriginal 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