Original U.S. WWII Paratrooper British Made Gas Detection Brassard Marked Dated August 1942 by SL/E U.S. Machine Guns dry and degraded

dry and degraded

The Luftwaffe decal is probably around 90%

History of the M16-The Stahlhelm was introduced into regular service during the Verdun campaign in early 1916

The tan leather sweatband is in good supple condition and is unmarked

Original U.S. WWII Paratrooper British Made Gas Detection Brassard Marked Dated August 1942 by SL/E U.S. Machine Guns dry and degradedOriginal Item: Only One Available. For the Normandy invasion, American troops were provided with a variety of chemical warfare equipment, as it was still unknown whether AH would employ poison gas on the battlefield in an effort to prevent the breaching of the Atlantic Wall. One measure taken was the issue of the gas detection brassard, which was an armband much like a military policeman's armband that was made of chemically impregnated light brown