Original U.S. WWI USN Submarine Gas Leak Alarm / Gas Attack Alarm - Wooden Ratter German Military Maps the hand spins

the hand spins

The "pellet primer" system on this rifle appears to be mostly intact

Vertrieb genehmigt

Inspired by the larger DUKW

The ribbon is fraying at the brooch

Original U.S. WWI USN Submarine Gas Leak Alarm / Gas Attack Alarm - Wooden Ratter German Military Maps the hand spinsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This instrument lived a double life as not only a chemical gas attack alarm, but a gas leak alarm as well. While aboard US Naval vessels, in the event of a gas leak, this alarm would be manually spun in the air creating a loud rattle noise, alerting the crew. In the event of an enemy gas ATTACK this device would have been used in the same manner and not necessarily by US Navy personnel, these were also used by ground