Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by Firestone - Dated May 1945 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock General McNeil was appointed assistant

General McNeil was appointed assistant deputy chief of staff

Year of Manufacture: 1744

he served as Chief

Most of these are missing

It bears a brass marking disc on the right hand side of the butt stamped with date 6 / 1895 over 5 RGA standing for the 5TH ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by Firestone - Dated May 1945 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock General McNeil was appointed assistantOriginal 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. MAY 25 1945 STOCK NO. (R) 37 J 150 75 CONTRACT NO. N288S 23495 FIRESTONE R&L PROD. CO