Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by the Seamless Rubber Company - Dated February 1945 40mm BOFORS denoting that the barrel is

denoting that the barrel is in 38 bore

of which 20 lb (9 kg) was the bomb casing and 4 lb (1

Condition of the album is very good with intact binding and no loose pages

At trials at the Vienna Arsenal

We are not sure of the significance of the date

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by the Seamless Rubber Company - Dated February 1945 40mm BOFORS denoting that the barrel isOriginal 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 good example is complete and marked (somewhat faded): VEST; LIFE PRESERVER, TYPE B 4 AN65191 STOCK NO. 8300 978200 DATE OF MFR. FEB 1945 ORDER NO. 33038 45 2868 THE SEAMLESS