Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by Republic. - Dated February 1943 Original Antique Guns The liner is completely missing

The liner is completely missing

Approximately 23mm in diameter

Interestingly in the patch box we found an old News Paper Ad from the Shotgun News dated July 1st 1969 showing this very rifle

which looks to have torn at some point

as well as a bit of fraying at the seams

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Mae West Pneumatic Life Vest by Republic. - Dated February 1943 Original Antique Guns The liner is completely missingOriginal Item: Only One Available. During World War II the U. S. aviators and the Royal Air Force servicemen had available to them a vital piece of American made equipment for emergencies that had only been in use for a few years: an inflatable (Mae West) life preserver. This very good example is complete and marked (somewhat faded): VEST; LIFE PRESERVER, TYPE B 4SPECIFICATION NO. 3135DATE OF MFR. APR 20, 1943ORDER NO. W 535 AC