Original WWI U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service "Klaxon" Siren by Stewart Warner Speedometer Corp - Fully Functional British Antique Guns Robert Russell

Robert Russell

These native populations needed weapons just to exist for hunting game for the table and to prevent attack from the neighboring groups

and the silver bullion front side showing light wear

so the bottom edge is not entirely straight anymore

Original WWI U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service "Klaxon" Siren by Stewart Warner Speedometer Corp - Fully Functional British Antique Guns Robert RussellOriginal 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. Various types of "gas alarms", from simple wooden rattles to mechanical sirens were employed to help warn the soldiers that it was time to put the mask on. This Vintage WWI (circa 1916) siren works