Original U.S. WWII USAAF M1 Armor Flyers Flak Vest Revolutionary War - He was posted to

- He was posted to the Balkans in 1915 where he was awarded the 1914/15 Star for August 1915

This very nice example is in 9mm Bergmann-Bayard and includes a special safety in front of the trigger guard

All items are enclosed in a standard glass and wood frame display case showing a photograph of General Patton wearing a two star side cap and detailed photographs of the markings on the leather hatband

Heavy Cavalry pattern with brass wire bound leather grip

The trays contain a great deal of surgical instruments

Original U.S. WWII USAAF M1 Armor Flyers Flak Vest Revolutionary War - He was posted toOriginal Item: Only One Available. During WW2 in the US Army Air Corps, bomber crews often returned from missions over NSDAP occupied Europe reporting extremely dense flak, each burst spraying the aircraft with hot shrapnel. Following the experience of the Royal Air Force, the Air Corps began issuing flak jackets to aircrews in 1942. These early flak jackets were heavy, consisting of steel plates sown into multi layered nylon that would catch low