WW2 British, Decontamination Cotton Waste (II).

Was £60 now £45 Cotton waste was designed to soak up blister gas agents before the anti-gas ointment was applied. As the name suggests it was a by-product from mill and garment manufactures and was issued in bundles of 1oz (28g) per man to be broken up with half stored in the haversack whilst the other half could be found in the gas cape pocket. Interesting in the fact that it is held in a period brown paper bag/envelope and appears to be made from the waste produced from helmet nets. Missing from many haversack collections and priced to reflect this rarity.