Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest with Dye Marker - Dated December 16th 1944 Russian Machine Guns indicating manufacture at Tulle Arsenal

indicating manufacture at Tulle Arsenal in August 1882

There is also the original 7x50 marking on the lower left base

and then again in WW2 against the Japanese

We have not attempted to free it for fear of damaging it

there are "Broad Arrow" markings on trumpet and detachable mouthpiece

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest with Dye Marker - Dated December 16th 1944 Russian Machine Guns indicating manufacture at Tulle ArsenalOriginal 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