Lot 21
US Army WWI Headgear & Accoutrement Lot with British Small Box Respirator
Openingsbod: $50
US Army WWI Headgear & Accoutrement Lot with British Small Box Respirator
Includes M1907 winter cap, British-made (though unmarked as such) US Army overseas cap, two private purchase overseas caps, one with a French-made pinback Signal Corps disc, and American Legion cap with Legion medals and a US WWI Victory Medal.
Accoutrements include a Browning Automatic Rifle gunner belt, 1919 grenade vest, M1916 general purpose pouch, Spanish-American War era haversack with WWI reissue Aero Squadron markings, two bayonet tip periscope mirrors, and a US box respirator gas mask without carrier, in rough condition with deteriorating rubberized fabric.
Also includes a set of leggings, two pair of wool wrap puttees, a condiment can, bacon can, issue knife and spoon, and a set of brown leather puttees.
Lot further includes a British SBR Small Box Respirator gas mask, with stained but good condition carrier; interior has a broken mask with partial filter, hose and mask torn away and in rough conditon. Mask portion is relic condition, but the British carrier will still fill out and display nicely.
$100 - $200