Original U.S. WWI M1917 SBR Gas Mask with Carry Bag named to USGI in 5th Field Artillery 1st Infantry Division British Field Gear also operating from Italy

also operating from Italy

and definitely shows use

its primary mission was antisubmarine patrols utilizing Douglas B-18 Bolo aircraft

There are cracks on the leather in places

The stitching is almost entirely intact

Original U.S. WWI M1917 SBR Gas Mask with Carry Bag named to USGI in 5th Field Artillery 1st Infantry Division British Field Gear also operating from ItalyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Of the 5,250,000 gas masks of all types produced by the U. S. during the war, 1. 6 million of them were the improved version of the British SBR. This mask was officially known as the U. S. Corrected English Small Box Respirator or the U. S. Corrected English Model (CEM). Produced in six sizes (1 through 6) from January to March 1918, the CEM was one of the two most commonly worn American made gas masks used by the