Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Unissued “M1 Flyer’s Flak Vest” - Front and Back Pieces MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly and bears British proof marks

and bears British proof marks

The straps are in very good condition

In 1858 it briefly occupied Staten Island in response to the destruction of the country's largest quarantine facility

and the fuse nose also unscrews

Original U.S. WWII Army Air Forces Unissued “M1 Flyer’s Flak Vest” - Front and Back Pieces MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly and bears British proof marksOriginal 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