U.S. WWII 60mm & 81mm Mortar M2 Ammunition Vest: Unissued Hand Select:No Produced after 1938 when NSDAP

Produced after 1938 when NSDAP Germany "annexed" Austria these examples were produced in 1940/41 (showing dates) and bear German WW2 Markings

The problem was that the breathing apparatus that regulated the gas flow was extremely primitive and the oxygen was contaminated with glycerin and other impurities

We have a three with original brass compass covers

Please note these are genuine military issue helmets that were used in two world wars and in military service for more than 40 years

Again an area which sat on the sidelines in WW2 since the principal arena between Britain and Italy turned out to be the Libyan Dessert on the Mediterranean

U.S. WWII 60mm & 81mm Mortar M2 Ammunition Vest: Unissued Hand Select:No Produced after 1938 when NSDAPOriginal Item: WWII M2 ammo vest to hold 81mm or 60 mm mortar rounds, constructed of heavy OD Green canvas. Each vest is new old stock and is amazingly still in contained in the original Atlantic Products Corporation bag, having never been issued or even opened!