Wehrmacht Gasmask Mask Spanner 1937

Wehrmacht Gasmask Mask Spanner (Maskenspanner). All German Army personnel were issued with a gasmask, carrying canister and accessories and were required to have it readily available at all times. Fear of the potential use of chemical warfare agents made the gasmask and canister a constant companion of the German soldier through-out the war. When the soldier was back in garisson, the mask was not kept in the canister, it was placed on a mask spanner in order to prevent it from being deformed. The aluminum mask spanner is nicely maker marked and dated 1937. Nice original example in very good condition!