Original British WWII Irvin Sheepskin Flying Jacket - Rare Japanese Flare Guns The Imperial Japanese Army parade

The Imperial Japanese Army parade sword was first adopted in 1875 (Meiji 8) as the Type 8 Kyu-Gunto (First Military Sword)

still bright

The stenciled text translates-

Doubtless the reason was that everyone who had a double-end shelter half was paired with someone who had a single-end one

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Original British WWII Irvin Sheepskin Flying Jacket - Rare Japanese Flare Guns The Imperial Japanese Army paradeOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a lovely example of the dashing British Royal Air Force Irvin Sheepskin Flying Jacket. The jacket does show signs of heavy use and wear but is otherwise in solid presentable condition. As aviation advanced so did the altitudes to which pilots could fly. Suddenly aircrew were flying to thousands of feet where temperatures would easily be sub zero, not a good thing when aircraft construction still provided