Original French WWI ARS Gas Mask Made from Captured & Converted German M1917 Ledermaske in Original Canister - Rare German Replica with much of the original

with much of the original bluing missing from the blade

with four gold braids stitched to the front of the cap for the officer’s rank

size Medium in UNISSUED condition

on their own

Original French WWI ARS Gas Mask Made from Captured & Converted German M1917 Ledermaske in Original Canister - Rare German Replica with much of the originalOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1916, the French military began experimenting with copying and upgrading the GM15. Originally the prototype that would become the ARS, known as the MCG, had a faceblank made from a layer of rubberized cloth and no Tissot deflectors. Because of fogging and the inability of the mask to resist tear gas, the MCG was updated to include Tissot deflectors and a backing of cloth boiled in linseed oil. Also added to the