Original Imperial German WWI M1917 Ledermaske Gas Mask & Canister with Original Carrying Strap & Spare Lens Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets or "Head Width 56"

or "Head Width 56"

but is actually maker marked and dated 1938 on the reverse

and everything else

The rounds are in solid condition with much of the original blue paint retained on the actual rounds with visible white stenciling visible

and O in the Japanese system are entirely different from the equivalents in International Morse

Original Imperial German WWI M1917 Ledermaske Gas Mask & Canister with Original Carrying Strap & Spare Lens Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets or "Head Width 56"Original Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition totally genuine World War One issue German gas mask. This model of Gasschutzmaske (Gas Protection Mask) was introduced in 1917, and was known as the Ledermaske due to its leather body construction. Canvas straps on the back of the mask were used to attach it to the wearer's head. The leather on this example is still soft, and the canvas rigging is in good shape but very worn. The mask