Original U.S. WWII Early War United States Navy Kapok-Style Life Preserver Pullover Vest British Ordnance and medals

and medals

Although not a terribly high value item one can only imagine the delight and surprise some farmer had in this recent discovery

and the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG) form the United Kingdom Special Forces under the command of the Director Special Forces

both with their trademark and later with the RZM code M7/19

with two Medical Service "caduceus" pins on the ends of the flap

Original U.S. WWII Early War United States Navy Kapok-Style Life Preserver Pullover Vest British Ordnance and medalsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a really nice example of what we believe to be an early war example of a pullover rather than the usual open front vest. The vest is in the correct Navy Blue color. This is the first of this model of life preserver that we have had, as they were more easily used post war than the "Mae West" type, which required air for inflation and functionality. This type of preserver was also intended more for "General"