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A magnificent set of items held within their wood and paper board shaped box
The stitch pattern closely matches known Australian WWI examples
underneath the protective oilskin inner crown lining
The helmet is size-stamped ‘56
He was an engineer officer on U-703 and was Chief Engineer on U-752
BRITISH WWI HOOD TUBE GAS HELMET WITH BAG AND INSTRUCTIONS A magnificent set of itemsAn extremely rare artefact from World War I, being the hood tube gas hood in its original carrying bag. The hood made in the blue shirt material has various rust stains, the rubber valve has solidified and broken away, both glass lenses are complete and unbroken, what appears to be rodent damage on the rear of the top of the hood. Accompanying the hood is the original printed sheet of instructions on how to use and care for the tube helmet. It would