Original U.S. WWII Mae West USAAF Pneumatic Life Vest by Firestone - Dated February 1945 Sten Gun the telescope could be used

the telescope could be used to set the range for the machine gunners

Under the cap bolster is the manufacturers marking of:

in one form or another for almost seventy years

which is regimentally marked 3 B / 30 L W R

Year of Manufacture: late 1864 - converted later

Original U.S. WWII Mae West USAAF Pneumatic Life Vest by Firestone - Dated February 1945 Sten Gun the telescope could be usedOriginal 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. FEB 16 1945 STOCK NO. 8300 978200 ORDER NO. W 33 038AC 74 FIRESTONE R&L PROD. CO