Original U.S. WWI M1917 SBR Gas Mask with Carry Bag named to USGI in 5th Field Artillery 1st Infantry Division French Militaria It does have a split

It does have a split on the right side of the forestock near the woodline along the grain

After the First World War

The red felt inner lining is in good condition with only one small tear near a vent hole

Italy March 1st 1945 Landed in Forggio

Corporal Minshall

Original U.S. WWI M1917 SBR Gas Mask with Carry Bag named to USGI in 5th Field Artillery 1st Infantry Division French Militaria It does have a splitOriginal 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