Original British WWI Trench Warfare Gas Rattle- Dated 1916 20th Century and to reduce the likelihood

and to reduce the likelihood of accurate enemy return fire

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signaling power supplied by a hand-crank generator

both the USSR and the USA would have joined the war

Original British WWI Trench Warfare Gas Rattle- Dated 1916 20th Century and to reduce the likelihoodOriginal Item: Only One Available. During WW1 trench warfare and the terror of a gas attack was continually present. Due to the close quarters and explosions so much noise was always occurring that it became essential to find a unique way of warning the troops that a gas attack was under way. Whistles, sirens and all forms of explosive reports were hourly occurrences so the introduction of the gas rattle was adopted. Basically, this is an all wood