Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by Republic. - Dated February 1943 Russian Flare Guns usually translated as "shame on

usually translated as "shame on anyone who thinks evil of it"

It is maker marked on the back with Präsidialkanzlei des Führers Lieferant (Presidential Chancellery Supplier) number 107 on the top of the pin

and then a string was used to remove the safety pin

the Luftwaffe's existence was publicly acknowledged on 26 February 1935

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by Republic. - Dated February 1943 Russian Flare Guns usually translated as "shame onOriginal 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 very good example is complete and marked (somewhat faded): VEST; LIFE PRESERVER, TYPE B 4SPECIFICATION NO. 3135DATE OF MFR. APR 20, 1943ORDER NO. W 535 AC