Original Imperial German WWI Gummimaske GM-15 Rubberized Gas Mask with 1918 Dated Filter & Can Century - Brass with embossed fluted

- Brass with embossed fluted decoration

when trodden on

The loop and hook for attachment to a USGI pistol belt have also completely torn away

A later change in the suspenders was the use of nylon for the underneath padding of the suspender body

Original Imperial German WWI Gummimaske GM-15 Rubberized Gas Mask with 1918 Dated Filter & Can Century - Brass with embossed flutedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very rare rubberized cloth GM 15 gas mask. The Gummimaske (Rubber Mask) 15 was initially produced in 1915. It was the prototype design of a gas mask system that allowed a soldier to fight and breathe whilst located in clouds of noxious and lethal chemicals. It was the first in a series of gas mask which were manufactured for military use by the German military in WWI. The very first version of the