Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by Firestone - Dated May 1945 Original Machine Guns containing a large coil spring

containing a large coil spring into which a floating steel rod is secured with a steel disk to the front

Russell Island and Rendova Island

These look to be from an Iron Cross 1939

The entire assembly is attached to the shell via four correct wartime aluminum original bolts

producing the model 1870

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by Firestone - Dated May 1945 Original Machine Guns containing a large coil springOriginal 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