Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Model 1917 1st Pattern Stepped Gas Mask Canister with Original Strap DVD After being converted to the

After being converted to the Mark 37 standard with higher magnification

000 rounds per minute and weighed just under 9

Dimensions:Blade length: 36”Blade style: Curved Saber with Double FullersOverall length: 42”Handguard: 5”x 5”

25-inch pipe mounted on the base parallel to the steel tube containing the flare unit

The rifle has serial number G 52000 on the barrel and magazine housing

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Model 1917 1st Pattern Stepped Gas Mask Canister with Original Strap DVD After being converted to theOriginal Item: Only One Available. During WWI, like all of the involved powers, Austria began to use gas masks in the field to protect from the horrible effects of the newly deployed weapon. Imperial Germany was already producing large numbers of masks, so the Austro Hungarian army first imported and deployed the M1915 "Gummimaske" fabric gas masks. These were however not really successful due to the delicate nature of the rubberized fabric body. They