Original WWI / WWII U.S. Gas Alert Trench Gong Alarm MG 42 Accessories and seems to be more

and seems to be more from age than use

though the sight was not perfected until 1885

Romania on 5 April 1944 and on Markersdorf-Haindorf Airfield near Vienna

It has an iconic place in American sporting culture and has been held in high regard by shooters since it was introduced in 1936

More were ordered but because the war ended they were probably never made or issued

Original WWI / WWII U.S. Gas Alert Trench Gong Alarm MG 42 Accessories and seems to be moreOriginal 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. With all the noise in the trenches, this gong style system was adopted to alert soldiers in the trenches of an impending attack. These gongs had a totally unique sound, and were quite jarring. They were