Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by New York Rubber Corp. - April 1945 Manufacture Type_New Made Items the plating throughout is still

the plating throughout is still 100% intact

which was designed to accommodate a sword bayonet

The club stands 21"" overall length with a large 12" diameter ball top

and refitting following the fighting in Italy

serving in the Airborne

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by New York Rubber Corp. - April 1945 Manufacture Type_New Made Items the plating throughout is stillOriginal 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 (somewhat faded): VEST PNEUMATIC LIFE TYPE B 4 AN6519 1 DATE OF MFG. APR 1945 CONTRACT NO. W 33 038 AC 5884 NEW YORK RUBBER CORP.