Original U.S. WWII USAAF Pilot Type C-1 Emergency Sustenance Vest - Unissued Allow PayPal & Amazon Checkout It is nicely dated 1870

It is nicely dated 1870 (870) on the lock and the bore is mirror bright and crisp

Cuffs are complete with their wool faces and decorative gilt wire tress

It still has the original wire wrapping

This Sicherheits und Hilfsdienst Armband is the embroidered type

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Pilot Type C-1 Emergency Sustenance Vest - Unissued Allow PayPal & Amazon Checkout It is nicely dated 1870Original Item: Only One Available. The C1 survival vest was developed during World War two for use by the Army Airforce. The C1 vest has seen service by both Air force and navy personnel from World War Two through Korea and to a limited extent in Vietnam. The vest was made of dark olive colored green tackle twill and weighed 11 pounds when complete with survival contents. There were three large buttons on the front for closure. The vest was used alone