Original U.S. WWII Army Air Corps Survival Kit Flask with Contents - Unissued Manufacture Type_Original Items Offered in near excellent condition

Offered in near excellent condition is a wonderful large size

original produced using the somewhat bizarre System Augustin "Tube Lock"

designed to economize on priority steel requirements

The design parameters were very ambitious

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Corps Survival Kit Flask with Contents - Unissued Manufacture Type_Original Items Offered in near excellent conditionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare unissued survival flask from the E 17 emergency kit issued to WW2 Air Crews in case they were shot down or crashed. The flask is constructed from an early yellow translucent form of plastic and is in very good condition. This version is called a "bale top" because or the metal bar that keeps it closed. This particular kit is complete and contains the following: 4 Sticks of Wrigley's Chewing Gum Two