Original U.S. WWI M1917 SBR Gas Mask with Carry Bag named to USGI in 381th Regt. 80th Division French Holsters The belt buckle is marked

The belt buckle is marked on the back with the maker and trademark of the RLB

- WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO

This particular example is a Private Purchase or "Eigentums-helm" version

There are still traces of the original cross-hatching in areas

Hundreds of trucks were waiting at Le Havre

Original U.S. WWI M1917 SBR Gas Mask with Carry Bag named to USGI in 381th Regt. 80th Division French Holsters The belt buckle is markedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Of the 5,250,000 gas masks of all types produced by the U. S. during the war, 1. 6 million of them were the improved version of the British SBR. This mask was officially known as the U. S. Corrected English Small Box Respirator or the U. S. Corrected English Model (CEM). Produced in six sizes (1 through 6) from January to March 1918, the CEM was one of the two most commonly worn American made gas masks used by the