Original British WWI Trench Warfare Gas Rattle- Dated 1916 Brunswick Rifle a few days later

a few days later

The old paint (which may or may not be WW2) is still present

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The PPS and its variants were used extensively by the Red Army during World War II and were later adopted by the armed forces of several countries of the former Warsaw Pact as well as its many African and Asian allies

Original British WWI Trench Warfare Gas Rattle- Dated 1916 Brunswick Rifle a few days laterOriginal Item: Only One Available. During WW1 trench warfare and the terror of a gas attack was continually present. Due to the close quarters and explosions so much noise was always occurring that it became essential to find a unique way of warning the troops that a gas attack was under way. Whistles, sirens and all forms of explosive reports were hourly occurrences so the introduction of the gas rattle was adopted. Basically, this is an all wood