Original U.S. WWII B-25 Bomber 22nd Squadron 7th Bomb Group Named A-2 Flight Jacket (Size 38)- Lieutenant R.P. DU BOIS Browning LMG the bolt is well marked

the bolt is well marked with German inspection marks

with 2 inches of new made material then re-welded into a totally inert non-firing display Light Machine Gun

the basic 1861 evolved into the Springfield Model 1873 which served the US until being replaced in the 1890s by modern breech loading rifles chambered for new smokeless powder rounds that were far superior to the Model 1873

He became a civil servant

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Original U.S. WWII B-25 Bomber 22nd Squadron 7th Bomb Group Named A-2 Flight Jacket (Size 38)- Lieutenant R.P. DU BOIS Browning LMG the bolt is well markedOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an exceptional A2 leather flight jacket issued to a Lieutenant R. P. DU BOIS a pilot on who flew in the Pacific Theater CBI (China, Burma India campaign) during WW2 as a member of the 22nd Squadron, 7th Bomb Group known as the "Bombing Eagles". This jacket has been exceptionally well documented. It has a two page full color spread with 8 photos in the wonderful book "Art of the Flight Jacket Classic Leather