Original U.S. WWII M1926 “D-Day” Inflatable Flotation Belt Life Preserver by Durkee Atwood Co - Dated October 1944 Antique Wheellock Firearms manufactured by Ames Manufacturing Co

manufactured by Ames Manufacturing Co

The surplus officers were formed into a "pool" of parachute qualified Artillery officers who subsequently were used in the activation of several new Battalions

the 11th New York had withdrawn to the Manassas-Sudley Road under heavy assault and then fought off a flank attack from Confederate Colonel J

Used by both Union and Confederate Artilleryman during the Civil War

as well as the original label on the crown

Original U.S. WWII M1926 “D-Day” Inflatable Flotation Belt Life Preserver by Durkee Atwood Co - Dated October 1944 Antique Wheellock Firearms manufactured by Ames Manufacturing CoOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1926 inflatable flotation belt was used as a life preserver by assault troops during amphibious actions and beach landings. The belt was inflated by squeezing two switches located inside the belt, which activated two CO2 bottles. If the CO2 bottles failed, the belt could still be inflated by blowing into the rubber tubes, which have valves on the ends. This type of belt is particularly known for use during the D