Original U.S. WWI USN Submarine Gas Leak Alarm / Gas Attack Alarm - Wooden Ratter Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage The musket started life with

The musket started life with the 50th Regiment of Foot

and late in the war the B-29 Superfortress

The picture was a Republic Pictures production

This caused the entire barrel / extension / breech block group to recoil inside receiver

The use of the Wright Fuse is interesting

Original U.S. WWI USN Submarine Gas Leak Alarm / Gas Attack Alarm - Wooden Ratter Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage The musket started life withOriginal 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