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Life Preserver - What do I have here


Philipp Baughman
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Philipp Baughman

Hello,

 

have those two Life Preservers in my collection for a long time, but don't know much about them. I hope you can answer a few of my questions...

 

Type One:

Marked "Property of U.S. Government" and dated 1964. Is this a Navy item? When was it introduced and what is the type description?

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Type Two:

Marked "Property of U.S. Army" and dated 1961. It is marked with "Ships" - on what type of ships would those made under Army contract be worn (all identical vests were marked Navy)? When were those introduced and how were they worn? There is a belt with a rubberized bag attached and something like a harness (there a two loops with snaps on the belt what are they for?).

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Thanks for watching and many thanks for helping.

 

Philipp

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Can't help on the ID.,however the the army does have its own navy.Old girlfriends son was an engineer on a large transport ship.Think tanks,APCs,Humvees. Do not know much about the whole deal.

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