USAAF Vest Survival C1

[Bill Grist]

Very nice C-1. Around 15 years ago my Brother found one complete with everything. He passed from Lou Gehrig's disease 2 years ago. He had a wonderful collection of WW2 Army Air Corps Items..BILL

[reneblacky]

Cheers Bill,
Sorry for your loss Mate!
Your Brother's C1 would have been a fun thing to explore.
Thank You for chiming in.

[Kohima]

Firstly, and most importantly, I would like to add my sympathy to Rene’s, Bill.

Secondly, I think I’m right in saying the filled pockets were lightly tacked closed with a few red cotton stitches (as with the parachute), as a tamper indicator...

Bob

[reneblacky]

Firstly, and most importantly, I would like to add my sympathy to Rene’s, Bill.

Secondly, I think I’m right in saying the filled pockets were lightly tacked closed with a few red cotton stitches (as with the parachute), as a tamper indicator...

Bob

I think you could be right there Bob

[gel65]

Very nice a while back I purchased about 50 cans of the insect repellent for these vest, not easy to find