Original U.S. WWII 1942 Dated Coast Guard Kapok Life Preserver Vest by Colvin-Slocum Boats Inc. Bren LMG but it looks to be

but it looks to be made from cane

The "Altered" Artillery Model Colt SAA in

being operated and monitored by the pilot without undue diversion from his more immediate task of flying the airplane

it relieved troops of 1st Division on the right

Original U.S. WWII 1942 Dated Coast Guard Kapok Life Preserver Vest by Colvin-Slocum Boats Inc. Bren LMG but it looks to beOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a really nice example of an early war example of a UCG Kapok life vest. Similar examples can be found on the United States Coast Guard in World War II website found at this link. It is nice marked as follows: MFG. BY COLVIN SLOCUM BOATS INC. AMESBURY, MASS. APPROVED BY U. S. COAST GUARD M. I. N. 10 A 1 APPROVAL NO. B 157. To the left of this there is a very faint APPROVED stamping with a legible 1942 date. On