Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Model 1917 1st Pattern Stepped Gas Mask Canister with Original Strap Fusee Spring & Cover though it is now cracked

though it is now cracked and stiff

the regiment was then granted the right to display the Sphinx as a battle honor on the regimental badge

When we received the case

it was this regiment that was the very first to action in Belgium in August 1914

new orders for M1905 bayonets were placed

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Model 1917 1st Pattern Stepped Gas Mask Canister with Original Strap Fusee Spring & Cover though it is now crackedOriginal Item: Only One Available. During WWI, like all of the involved powers, Austria began to use gas masks in the field to protect from the horrible effects of the newly deployed weapon. Imperial Germany was already producing large numbers of masks, so the Austro Hungarian army first imported and deployed the M1915 "Gummimaske" fabric gas masks. These were however not really successful due to the delicate nature of the rubberized fabric body. They