Original U.S. WWI Wooden Gas Alarm Rattle marked H.P.I. Japanese Military Maps Substantial quality leather construction and

Substantial quality leather construction and possibly the only supply of these we will ever have as NATO has ordered these weapons destroyed

part of the wood stock is deliberately exposed quite deliberately which is rather unusual for these pistols

and is very interesting

and many were even used during the Civil war

this is a great example of this rare saddle ring carbine

Original U.S. WWI Wooden Gas Alarm Rattle marked H.P.I. Japanese Military Maps Substantial quality leather construction andOriginal item: Only One Available. Gas Warfare, now banned by International Treaty, was first introduced in WWI on the Western Front, and the results were devastating. Soon everyone was issued with a gas mask and was required to carry one at all times. The wooden "Gas Rattle", which looks as if it should be a Crow Scarer, was introduced as it created a unique battlefield sound so everyone who heard it knew that a Gas Attack was imminent. By the time