Original U.S. WWII EMPTY INERT M1 HD-Gas Chemical Landmine 1 Gallon Can U.S. Army This fine used example features

This fine used example features an original 82nd Airborne Division “All American”  patch on the left shoulder

Nicely maker marked and dated

the group was insufficiently trained for combat and it continued to train in England until it entered combat on 17 November 1942 in a strike against Saint-Nazaire

17th Bengal Native Infantry

United States Army (ETOUSA)

Original U.S. WWII EMPTY INERT M1 HD-Gas Chemical Landmine 1 Gallon Can U.S. Army This fine used example featuresOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare example of the American M1 HD Gas landmine, a metal container holding 1 gallon (4. 5 kg) of HD chemical agent intended for area denial by contamination with a persistent agent. There Is No Chemical Agent In This Container. It Has Been Emptied And Cleared for decades. The M1 chemical landmine was a rectangular 1 gallon can fitted with a carrying handle and a threaded cap. The cap was lined with a gasket