Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by Firestone - Dated May 1945 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock which was Czechoslovakia’s first indigenously

which was Czechoslovakia’s first indigenously designed and manufactured combat helmet

It was translated and summarized for IMA by fluent German speaker and military historian John Capasso

Year of Manufacture: 1744

Recently purchased at a large military show

It bears a brass marking disc on the right hand side of the butt stamped with date 6 / 1895 over 5 RGA standing for the 5TH ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by Firestone - Dated May 1945 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock which was Czechoslovakia’s first indigenouslyOriginal 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 clearly marked: VEST PNEUMATIC LIFE AN6519 1 DATE OF MFG. MAY 25 1945 STOCK NO. (R) 37 J 150 75 CONTRACT NO. N288S 23495 FIRESTONE R&L PROD. CO