Original Imperial German WWI Gummimaske GM-15 Rubberized Gas Mask with 1917 Dated Filter & Can Holsters & Cases There is also wealth of

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Original Imperial German WWI Gummimaske GM-15 Rubberized Gas Mask with 1917 Dated Filter & Can Holsters & Cases There is also wealth ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an extremely scarce rubberized cloth GM 15 gas mask. The Gummimaske (Rubber Mask) 15 was initially produced in 1915. It was the prototype design of a gas mask system that allowed a soldier to fight and breathe whilst located in clouds of noxious and lethal chemicals. It was the first in a series of gas masks which were manufactured for military use by the German military in WWI. The very first version of the