Luftwaffe M38 Gasmask Canister (Blechbüchse M38) complete with two set of spare glasses (Klarscheiben) and both the short  and long carrying straps. 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. This is an empty M38 canister which is showing a nice field applied green overpaint over the standard fieldgrey. The canister is complete with both the long and short carrying straps. The canister is named to Gefreiter 'Nicolay' and marked with his fieldpost-number 'L50766' indicating that he was serving within the 'Feldluftpark 3/XII' which was stationed in Posen (Poznan, Poland) from August 1944 to January 1945. Nice original late war gasmask canister!