Original U.S. WWII Paratrooper British Made Gas Detection Brassard Marked Dated August 1942 by SL/E U.S. Machine Guns History of the M16-The Stahlhelm

History of the M16-The Stahlhelm was introduced into regular service during the Verdun campaign in early 1916

It is perfect as it is

simply shortened

had been approved by the French Chamber of Deputies on 10 July 1914 but was not issued until later on

however as mentioned before the cockade and chinstrap are both missing

Original U.S. WWII Paratrooper British Made Gas Detection Brassard Marked Dated August 1942 by SL/E U.S. Machine Guns History of the M16-The StahlhelmOriginal Item: Only One Available. For the Normandy invasion, American troops were provided with a variety of chemical warfare equipment, as it was still unknown whether AH would employ poison gas on the battlefield in an effort to prevent the breaching of the Atlantic Wall. One measure taken was the issue of the gas detection brassard, which was an armband much like a military policeman's armband that was made of chemically impregnated light brown