July Military Auction
Lot 25181:
Description
A pair of World War II-era U.S. military pneumatic life vests, popularly known as Mae Wests. The lot includes one USAAF Type B-4 vest and one U.S. Navy variant. The USAAF vest is constructed from yellow rubberized fabric designed for high visibility and features an oral inflation tube with a knurled metal valve. It is equipped with a full set of adjustment straps and metal buckles. The front lower panel bears clear black ink stamps identifying it as VEST – PNEUMATIC, LIFE – TYPE B-4, AN6519-1, STOCK NO. 8300 – 978200, DATE OF MFR. AUG 13 1945, ORDER NO. (33-038) 45-2863 AF, manufactured by THE SEAMLESS (SR) RUBBER COMPANY and marked PROPERTY U. S. GOVERNMENT. The second vest is a U.S. Navy variant constructed of dark blue/grey neoprene rubberized fabric. It includes an integrated harness system with metal snap hooks and D-ring hardware. Faint stenciling on the back panel reads U.S. NAVY, CONTRACT NO., UNITED STATES, NEOPRENE, and PROPERTY – U.S.
Height: 26 inches. We do our best to describe all items in the sale, and we definitely take a ton of photos. But, we are not able to guarantee authenticity or era of items in the sale. Please carefully look at all photos (up to 100 in some cases on our in-house platform) to judge for yourself what you are buying. All sales are final. Our in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Wednesday, July 15, from Noon to 5 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: [email protected]. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pickup in 10 days or we will dispose and you will not receive a refund. AB346
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