Original WWII Nationalist Chinese Rare Pilot Leather Flight Jacket with Artwork - Flying Tigers Scandinavian Militaria The FORT SALISBURY mentioned became

The FORT SALISBURY mentioned became the City of Salisbury

They don't come much better than this

The rifled barrel has nice crisp rifling

16 which is the manufacture date

In 1897 the new Reichs-Kokarde in Red-White-Black was introduced for all ranks to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kaiser Wilhelm 1st

Original WWII Nationalist Chinese Rare Pilot Leather Flight Jacket with Artwork - Flying Tigers Scandinavian Militaria The FORT SALISBURY mentioned becameOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Incredibly scarce WWII Chinese Pilots Jacket. Quite possibly worn by an American Aviator serving with the American Volunteer Group (AVG), also known as the Flying Tigers. This jacket features some incredible period applied artwork, consisting of a large rampant tiger, Chinese characters, a Chinese Aviation Section Majors Wing, and a full color Kuomintang Sun emblem painted on the back. The polished cotton lining also has