Original Imperial German WWI M1917 Ledermaske Leather Gas Mask with Can and Filter - Dated 1918 French Militaria - Distinguished Unit Citation 11-Jan-44

- Distinguished Unit Citation 11-Jan-44 Halberstadt

Genuine WW2 issue M43 jackets with patched from famous divisions are hard to come by and this is one of the best we’ve seen in a while from one of the most well known divisions that fought in the European Theatre during WWII

There were tropical and summer Army (Heer) Uniforms

The breakout from Saint-Lô

and captured examples were used in combat by British and Commonwealth forces

Original Imperial German WWI M1917 Ledermaske Leather Gas Mask with Can and Filter - Dated 1918 French Militaria - Distinguished Unit Citation 11-Jan-44Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition totally genuine World War One issue German gas mask. This model of Gasschutzmaske (Gas Protection Mask) was introduced in 1917, and was known as the Ledermaske due to its leather body construction. The leather of the mask is still soft, and still has markings on the underside of the edge gasket at the top: FSM 2217. We do not know what manufacturer this stands for, but the numbers may be