Original U.S. WWII USAAF M1 Flak Vest with M3 Flak Apron Blunderbuss Their real name was 小島

Their real name was 小島 七右衛門 - Kojima Shichiuemon

this one being #571

Features include oil rubbed ribbed wood grip panels a 10" single edged blued steel blade and an all steel scabbard

and only a handful were ever distributed

Smith – Mustered in as Co

Original U.S. WWII USAAF M1 Flak Vest with M3 Flak Apron Blunderbuss Their real name was 小島Original Item: Only One Available. During WW2 in the US Army Air Corps, bomber crews often returned from missions over NSDAP occupied Europe reporting extremely dense flak, each burst spraying the aircraft with hot shrapnel. Following the experience of the Royal Air Force, the Air Corps began issuing flak jackets to aircrews in 1942. These early flak jackets were heavy, consisting of steel plates sown into multi layered nylon that would catch low