Original U.S. WWII Unissued M3 Diaphragm Gas Mask with M1VA1 Bag Category_Night Sights It retains its original string

It retains its original string and carrying case which has its original strap

The gorgeous camouflage scheme is in good condition although a good bit of it is worn

The aluminum carry bands are well defined and have hand enhanced oak leaves tipped at a 45 degree angle

medics and their dogs were often killed in the line of duty

so it may have never had one

Original U.S. WWII Unissued M3 Diaphragm Gas Mask with M1VA1 Bag Category_Night Sights It retains its original stringOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of one of the last types of gas mask that the United States fielded in WWII. The M1 Design had first come about in 1921 as an improvement of the M1919 gas mask, developed at the end of WWI. It then went through several improvements, with the M1A2 being introduced in 1934, and remaining the standard U. S. Gas mask into the early years of WWII. However the delicate "bladder" under the mask