Original British WWII Wood Air Raid Alarm / Gas Rattle - Maker marked and dated 1940 German Helmets & Hats Thickness: 3-4mm

Thickness: 3-4mm

Never bearing any markings other than a serial number

The 2-509th PIR carried out the first American combat jump during the invasion of North Africa

an aircraft assembly plant in Brunswick

This is unusual and compelling

Original British WWII Wood Air Raid Alarm / Gas Rattle - Maker marked and dated 1940 German Helmets & Hats Thickness: 3-4mmOriginal Item: Only One Available. In WWI poison gas was introduced, now totally outlawed as inhumane. With all the noise in the trenches, the wooden gas rattle was adopted to alert soldiers in the trenches of an impending attack. These rattles had a totally unique sound, and were quite jarring, being able to be heard above the din of war. The fear of course once WWII began was that the NSDAP War machine would reintroduce poison gas, which would be