United Kingdom. A Type G Oxygen Mask, c.1943 Republic of Britain and France declared war

Britain and France declared war on November 5th

approximately 16-17mm in diameter

Footnote: 468 Bugler William Whiter is acknowledged as having been with the 1st Battalion

Third Reich Period Insignia & Awards - Including German and (ground-dug) Croatian items

United Kingdom. A Type G Oxygen Mask, c.1943 Republic of Britain and France declared warA Type G Oxygen mask, small size, blended and cured rubber, mask body lined with suede and features a shapeable copper wire across the nose, oxygen entered the mask via the corrugated Mk IV breathing tube and molded tubular cheek channels, inclusive of detachtube, evidence of wear and time leather around nose dry and cracked, very fine condition. Footnote: The Type G Oxygen Mask was introduced in 1942 until 1944 when it was replaced by the Type H