Original WWII U.S. Navy Issue Life Preserver Vest Russian Maxim 1910 with minimal runner wear

with minimal runner wear

while the Vichy regime was the nominal government of all of France except for Alsace-Lorraine

It is constructed of dark blue wool and measures 24 inches long and 11 inches widest the widest point

with the retaining chain attached to a triangular slider on the strap

As a result the original elevating gear is not present perhaps having been replaced by a modified system

Original WWII U.S. Navy Issue Life Preserver Vest Russian Maxim 1910 with minimal runner wearOriginal Items: Very Few Available. An IMA exclusive offering! Found recently in a former U. S. Navy depot slated for demolition, These are genuine WWII United States Navy Life Preservers, standard issue for below decks personnel on U. S. Navy U. S. Merchant Marine U. S. Coast Guard Vessels during, and after, WWII. These vests were found stacked in the former depot, and were placed there following WWII. These are generally associated with troop ships,