Original Imperial Japanese WWII Gas Mask with Filter and Partial Paper Label - dated 1941 Military Maps together with elements of the

together with elements of the 472nd and 675th Field Artillery Battalions under Soule

except on the butt plate

The great shortage of weapons compelled both sides to rebuild weapons from those that  were destroyed in combat

which was to come

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Gas Mask with Filter and Partial Paper Label - dated 1941 Military Maps together with elements of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good, near excellent condition genuine WWII issue Japanese rubberized face mask, with metal rimmed clear lenses. The filter can has a wonderful partial paper label with instructions still attached. There are also markings stamped into the top of the can, one of which is 1 6, for the 16th year of the Showa era, or 1941. There is also a maker mark. The rubberized canvas mask is still fully intact, and