Original U.S. WWII Army Air Force Bailout Breathing Oxygen Bottle Type H-1 Sales Differing from the Brown Bess

Differing from the Brown Bess not only using all steel mounts the barrel is secured by three-barrel bands and not pins

The trigger plate is brass

The side of the interior shell is stamped ET 71 and the rear of the skirt is stamped with the steel lot number 4521

There were at least 8 different Herder firms in operation 1850-1945

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Force Bailout Breathing Oxygen Bottle Type H-1 Sales Differing from the Brown BessOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Type H 1 bailout cylinder was a standardized for use by the USAAF in October, 1941, and declared obsolete four years later as it was replaced by the Type H 2. This emergency item contained enough oxygen for about ten minutes consumption. It was intended to be used during bailout at high altitudes where the air was thin and the flyer wished to remain conscious during descent. As seen in this example, the steel