Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest with Dye Marker - Dated December 16th 1944 Category_Lock Assembly Exclusively printed by The Tharston

Exclusively printed by The Tharston Press

The barrel shows English proofs

The shell is nicely mared H4X and is in very solid condition

though it has dried over time

Post-war models added a small radar to automate the range measurement

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest with Dye Marker - Dated December 16th 1944 Category_Lock Assembly Exclusively printed by The TharstonOriginal 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 wonderful example is complete and marked: VEST PNEUMATIC LIFE AN6519 1 DATE OF MFG. DEC 16 1944 CONTRACT NO. NS68S 20574 UNITED STATES RUBBER CO. PROPERTY U. S. GOVERNMENT This