Wwii German M30 Gas Mask Auction This is a machine woven

This is a machine woven patch worn on the Field Caps

Fritz Georg Melchior Hofmeister was born March 11th

Almost nine years after he was discharged

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Wwii German M30 Gas Mask Auction This is a machine wovenWWII German M30 Gas Mask This is the first style gas mask issued by the Wehrmacht. It is fabricated from a rubberized canvas, the frame in ovine leather, with rubberized seals over the seams and stitched areas. The eyepieces consist of honey coloured celloloid lenses, with the eyeglass frames in brass and painted gray. The rear of the mask has been fashioned with five adjustable canvas line elastic straps, one at the top and two on each side, plus a