Antique original
World War Two
JAPANESE ARMY GAS MASK
the scarce type 99 mask
( in USGI BAG)
It was recently discovered inside an early war khaki WWII US ARMY gas mask bag !
I don't know if it was brought back purposely as a war souvenir
or just swapped out during the war - and carried as a gas mask by either an imperial Japanese solider or USGI / marine fighting In the pacific theater of operation
The rubberized face mask is a bit dry , as well is the hose - it is complete and great for display
It is dated " 17 " ( Showa 1942 )
the US issue bag is in good condition too - these have been together for a long time -
These are scarce masks , most American soldiers wanted some thing like a samurai sword , pistol or helmet - no body brought these back !
Dong pass it up
Type 99 imperial Japanese gas mask
A scarce piece of World War Two Japanese history !