Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1940 Gas Mask, with Case, Owner-Attributed Example Auction (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes Halsband)

(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes Halsband)

The rear of the skirt is stamped “1658”

or those who in the future will have extraordinary merits to the country

The blade measures 202 mm in length and rating better than very fine

The division went overseas in July 1918

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1940 Gas Mask, with Case, Owner-Attributed Example Auction (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes Halsband)(Wehrmacht Gasmaske M30 und Tornister). A well preserved and complete Wehrmacht gas mask, constructed of a field grey rubberized canvas mask with intact tinted plastic eyepieces situated within metal frames, retaining a magnetic metal filter situated on a threaded connection, stamped with a manufacture date of 1940, the mask retaining elasticized straps adjusted with aluminum buckles, accompanied by its original storage case, constructed of an olive