Original WWI U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service KLAXON - 10 Hand Cranked Gas Alarm Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock and shows a lot of

and shows a lot of use

above the chamber on the receiver

at that time the Third Battalion

indicating manufacture at the government arsenal at Saint-Étienne

It includes some lovely Army Heer Insignia

Original WWI U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service KLAXON - 10 Hand Cranked Gas Alarm Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock and shows a lot ofOriginal 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. Various types of "gas alarms", from simple wooden rattles to mechanical sirens were employed to help warn the soldiers that it was time to put the mask on. This is a great example of a U. S. WWI KLAXON