338thRCT Posted December 12, 2015 Share #1 Posted December 12, 2015 After another long dry spell, I was able to get down to the local flea market . Walked past this piece the first time around.Happend to notice it when coming back the opposite direction. It had been hidden by a civilian type raincoat.Not a bad one. A few snags and tears here and there, some soil, but retains nice color. Don't know how to date it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
338thRCT Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted December 12, 2015 Nice tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebuddy Posted December 12, 2015 Share #3 Posted December 12, 2015 1945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin Posted December 12, 2015 Share #4 Posted December 12, 2015 Fiscal year, the purchase order for this vest was awarded in 1944. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted January 6, 2016 Share #5 Posted January 6, 2016 nice vest...used, from what I have seen, mostly in the pacific theater, over water late in the war, and used in Korea ops....nice.. the early ones had slanted top pockets??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northcoastaero Posted January 7, 2016 Share #6 Posted January 7, 2016 I believe the C-1 vest was used into early Vietnam with the M-1911A1 holster removed and a hip holster or shoulder holster used for the USAF Smith & Wesson Model 15-2 Combat Masterpiece revolver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted January 8, 2016 Share #7 Posted January 8, 2016 would make sense to keep using it...was there a vest between the C1 and the SRU-21P? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northcoastaero Posted January 8, 2016 Share #8 Posted January 8, 2016 There was a large under arm life preserver called a MA-1 or MA-2 that had pouches for survival gear underneath the life preserver portion. Also, in country made duck hunter pattern survival vests. I believe the SRU-21/P was introduced in 1966. The SRU-20/P survival vest for the F-4 aircraft and SRU-19/P survival chaps may have been earlier? Also, I have seen other in country made survival vests and possibly modified E-1 radio vests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phfly1010 Posted August 14, 2016 Share #9 Posted August 14, 2016 I have a c-1 with about half of the ww2 items. Anybody out there have a photo of what the correct period sharpening stone look like? Also, what would I expect to pay for the 45 shot shells with nice carton and rounds still sealed in the wax wrapper? Lastly, would appreciate anybody sharing photos they have of pilots wearing the usaaf C-1 vest. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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