Original U.S. WWII 1942 Dated Coast Guard Kapok Life Preserver Vest by ACME Products Inc. Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts The 517th PRCT suffered over

The 517th PRCT suffered over 500 casualties and had 102 men killed in action

made of very nice brown leather

the front of which pivoted down on a transverse pin fixed through both the upper rear of the breechblock and the upper rear of the box-like receiver

The breech block marking has been removed for some reason

with an extremely rare Hawley pressed paper liner

Original U.S. WWII 1942 Dated Coast Guard Kapok Life Preserver Vest by ACME Products Inc. Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts The 517th PRCT suffered overOriginal 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 nicely marked as follows: ADULTS ACME PRODUCTS INC. 152 156 BREWERY ST. NEW HAVEN, CONN. APPROVAL NO. APPROVED BUREAU OF MARINE INSPECTION AND NAVIGATION AUG 29 1942 J. B. H. The vest is in the correct Navy Blue color, as used