Original British WWII Wood Air Raid Alarm / Gas Rattle - Maker marked and dated 1941 German Afrikakorp such as those of Mpu

such as those of Mpu Gandring

bowl with integral peak and neck stamping and the added comb

the Mk I is on the left

thus the data plate is marked "Sparton U

Original British WWII Wood Air Raid Alarm / Gas Rattle - Maker marked and dated 1941 German Afrikakorp such as those of MpuOriginal Item: Only One Available. In WWI poison gas was introduced, now totally outlawed as inhumane. With all the noise in the trenches, the wooden gas rattle was adopted to alert soldiers in the trenches of an impending attack. These rattles had a totally unique sound, and were quite jarring, being able to be heard above the din of war. The fear of course once WWII began was that the NSDAP War machine would reintroduce poison gas, which would be