Original U.S. WWII M4 Lightweight Service Gas Mask Set - Unissued with Accessories - Dated 1943 Category_Martini-Henry Rifles This started life as a

This started life as a French Mle 1842 Line Musket or even possibly a Percussion Rifle

However they also made somewhat larger "personality figures"

(The steel spring and tension winder not included)

though it definitely shows wear and damage from long service

The top of the cap was covered in dark navy blue and the lower half by a dark red with a band of blue around the bottom of the cap

Original U.S. WWII M4 Lightweight Service Gas Mask Set - Unissued with Accessories - Dated 1943 Category_Martini-Henry Rifles This started life as aOriginal Item: Only One Available. As used by U. S. infantrymen during the Normandy Invasion as part of Operation Overlord on D Day June 6th, 1944, this is an excellent unissued condition M4 lightweight service gas mask set. The M4 mask is in unissued condition with supple rubber and is dated 1943. The M6 bag is constructed from both earlier way light green cotton fabric and later war darker fabric making this a "transitional example" which coincided