Original WWI U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service KLAXON - 10 Hand Cranked Gas Alarm with Base Thompson SMG It shows some lovely foliate

It shows some lovely foliate engraving on the sides of the lock work

This example still retains the original carrier

and have a lovely patinated look to them

showing very little fading

when the force was composed of “sixty-five companies of Infantry

Original WWI U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service KLAXON - 10 Hand Cranked Gas Alarm with Base Thompson SMG It shows some lovely foliateOriginal 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. Various types of "gas alarms", from simple wooden rattles to mechanical sirens were employed to help warn the soldiers that it was time to put the mask on. This is a great worn example of a U. S. WWI