Original U.S. WWI Wooden Gas Alarm Rattle - Unmarked Category_Spade Grip Assembly constructed out of a stamped

constructed out of a stamped steel magnetic base that has been silver washed

This design was later adopted as the KMT party flag and the Coat of Arms of the Republic of China

LEWIS is nicely hand printed in twice

Most of the instructors and trainees were graduates of the Fort Pierce NCDU or Scouts and Raiders schools

at some point it was refinished with a parkerized finish and had the original wooden grips replaced with plastic

Original U.S. WWI Wooden Gas Alarm Rattle - Unmarked Category_Spade Grip Assembly constructed out of a stampedOriginal 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