Original U.S. WWI Wooden Gas Alarm Rattle marked H.P.I. British Militaria Production of the SVT-38 was

Production of the SVT-38 was terminated in April 1940 after some 150

and only minor seam splitting has occurred near the top of the scabbard

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the continued use of two different helmets added unnecessary cost and complexity within the Army supply chain

Original U.S. WWI Wooden Gas Alarm Rattle marked H.P.I. British Militaria Production of the SVT-38 wasOriginal item: Only One Available. Gas Warfare, now banned by International Treaty, was first introduced in WWI on the Western Front, and the results were devastating. Soon everyone was issued with a gas mask and was required to carry one at all times. The wooden "Gas Rattle", which looks as if it should be a Crow Scarer, was introduced as it created a unique battlefield sound so everyone who heard it knew that a Gas Attack was imminent. By the time