Original British WWII Irvin Sheepskin Flying Jacket With Air Ministry “AM” Marked Zippers British Military Maps with maker code 963 for

with maker code 963 for Johannes Grossfuss

The lock is marked with a "Crown over G

Gordon served during the great war with the  304th Machine Gun Battalion

Laurie was the first British soldier to order his troops to fire on Americans

The brass hilt has a ribbed grip of all brass with a "stirrup" shaped guard

Original British WWII Irvin Sheepskin Flying Jacket With Air Ministry “AM” Marked Zippers British Military Maps with maker code 963 forOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a lovely example of the dashing British Royal Air Force Irvin Sheepskin Flying Jacket. The jacket does show signs of use and wear but is otherwise in solid presentable condition. As aviation advanced so did the altitudes to which pilots could fly. Suddenly aircrew were flying to thousands of feet where temperatures would easily be sub zero, not a good thing when aircraft construction still provided basic,