Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Unissued “M1 Flyer’s Flak Vest” - Front and Back Pieces Lanchester SMG the BuShips was 10-gauge and

the BuShips was 10-gauge and for Merchant Marine the 37mm parachute type

Imperial Japanese Naval Landing Forces cotton hat in dark blue with yellow embroidered anchor insignia to front

Two other examples of these muskets have been examined

"Gusstahl" translates directly to "Cast Steel"

There is also a bullion fringe sewn onto the bottom

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Unissued “M1 Flyer’s Flak Vest” - Front and Back Pieces Lanchester SMG the BuShips was 10-gauge andOriginal 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 sewn into multi layered nylon that would catch low