Original U.S. WWII 1942 Dated Coast Guard Kapok Life Preserver Vest by Colvin-Slocum Boats Inc. Bren LMG and the deadly fire resulted

and the deadly fire resulted in the surrender of 150 Germans

it relieved troops of 1st Division on the right

being operated and monitored by the pilot without undue diversion from his more immediate task of flying the airplane

The maker of the sword is SIMSON & Co

in that although we do have them

Original U.S. WWII 1942 Dated Coast Guard Kapok Life Preserver Vest by Colvin-Slocum Boats Inc. Bren LMG and the deadly fire resultedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a really nice example of an early war example of a UCG Kapok life vest. Similar examples can be found on the United States Coast Guard in World War II website found at this link. It is nice marked as follows: MFG. BY COLVIN SLOCUM BOATS INC. AMESBURY, MASS. APPROVED BY U. S. COAST GUARD M. I. N. 10 A 1 APPROVAL NO. B 157. To the left of this there is a very faint APPROVED stamping with a legible 1942 date. On