Original Imperial German WWI M1917 Ledermaske Gas Mask with Rare Ersatz Wooden Canister & Filter Cannons & Mortars after a decade of negotiations

after a decade of negotiations

produced by Lauterjung & Sohn PUMA-Werk

The handle and stacked leather grip are in very good lightly used condition

and is the standard aluminum with a steel handle

but it wasn't until World War II when more effective shaped charge anti-tank grenades were produced

Original Imperial German WWI M1917 Ledermaske Gas Mask with Rare Ersatz Wooden Canister & Filter Cannons & Mortars after a decade of negotiationsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition, totally genuine World War One issue German gas mask, complete with filter and a very rare "Ersatz" cannister, made partly from laminated wood. Ersatz, or "replacement" items, are emergency issue designs resulting from material shortages during wartime, and were a staple of the German supply chain towards the end of WWI. Steel was valuable and in short supply, so they made these gas mask