Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by the Seamless Rubber Company - Dated February 1945 40mm BOFORS blowback-operated submachine gun

blowback-operated submachine gun

We are not sure of the significance of the date

Blade length: 32 3/4”

new fuzing and warhead performance characteristics

Condition of the album is very good with intact binding and no loose pages

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by the Seamless Rubber Company - Dated February 1945 40mm BOFORS blowback-operated submachine gunOriginal Item: Only One Available. During World War II the U. S. aviators and the Royal Air Force servicemen had available to them a vital piece of American made equipment for emergencies that had only been in use for a few years: an inflatable (Mae West) life preserver. This good example is complete and marked (somewhat faded): VEST; LIFE PRESERVER, TYPE B 4 AN65191 STOCK NO. 8300 978200 DATE OF MFR. FEB 1945 ORDER NO. 33038 45 2868 THE SEAMLESS