Original British WWII Wood Air Raid Alarm / Gas Rattle - Maker marked and dated 1941 U.S. Flare Guns staccato of the French 75-millimeter

staccato of the French 75-millimeter [3-inch] guns

This 22-inch barrel

he initially feared that he was blind because heavy bandages covered his eyes

Overall Length: 62 inches

The potential for the exposed needle to pierce the cartridge base leading to powder loss and unreliability was another major concern

Original British WWII Wood Air Raid Alarm / Gas Rattle - Maker marked and dated 1941 U.S. Flare Guns staccato of the French 75-millimeterOriginal Item: Only One Available. In WWI poison gas was introduced, now totally outlawed as inhumane. With all the noise in the trenches, the wooden gas rattle was adopted to alert soldiers in the trenches of an impending attack. These rattles had a totally unique sound, and were quite jarring, being able to be heard above the din of war. The fear of course once WWII began was that the NSDAP War machine would reintroduce poison gas, which would be