Original Japanese WWII Gas Mask with Filter Receiver 8 When the British seized

8 When the British seized New York City they found thousands of loyalists willing to fight for the Crown but without arms (some estimates of Loyalists strength would suggest that the Tories constituted nearly 50% of New York State's population and that by the war's end nearly 25

5mm Italian Vetterli guns were issued to second-line Italian Army regiments in the hope that these groups would not be pressed into serious combat action - but if they were they could carry with them a somewhat useful infantry rifle

and "BSW" manufacturing markings

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Original Japanese WWII Gas Mask with Filter Receiver 8 When the British seizedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Excellent condition genuine WWII issue Japanese rubberized face mask with metal rimmed lenses. Filter can has nice paper label with instructions still attached. Lenses are in excellent condition with no cracks and yellow tint. Rubberized material is soft and pliable, mask is ink stamped, straps are all present and in very good condition. Overall this is one of the best masks we have ever encountered.