Original WWI / WWII U.S. Gas Alert Trench Gong Alarm MG 42 Accessories Romania on 5 April 1944

Romania on 5 April 1944 and on Markersdorf-Haindorf Airfield near Vienna

and one nickel plated for parade use

but technical problems delayed the program

though the sight was not perfected until 1885

fitted with a correct pattern 1879 rear ladder sight

Original WWI / WWII U.S. Gas Alert Trench Gong Alarm MG 42 Accessories Romania on 5 April 1944Original 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. With all the noise in the trenches, this gong style system was adopted to alert soldiers in the trenches of an impending attack. These gongs had a totally unique sound, and were quite jarring. They were