Original U.S. WWII USAAF Early Pattern M1 Flyers Protective Armor Flak Vest / Jacket U.S. Replica The brass buttons bearing the

The brass buttons bearing the initials ERI for "EDWARD REX IMPERATOR (Emperor)" who reigned from 1901 until 1910

Sleep in warm comfort during your next stay in Stalingrad

The leather of the mask is still soft

This helmet carrier is not a cheaply made knock-off so often encountered

The Gibson Girl design was based on a captured German emergency transmitter called the Notsender NS2

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Early Pattern M1 Flyers Protective Armor Flak Vest / Jacket U.S. Replica The brass buttons bearing theOriginal 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