Original British WWII Leather Machine Gunner Jerkin Vest - Dated 1945 French & Indian War Original Item: One ONLY

Original Item: One ONLY

was a 22 mm rifle grenade launcher attachment for the M1 Garand rifle that saw widespread use throughout World War II and the Korean War

It was produced by Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne from 1873 to 1887 in about 337

who was a Colonel in 1944

This would then become the U

Original British WWII Leather Machine Gunner Jerkin Vest - Dated 1945 French & Indian War Original Item: One ONLYOriginal Item: Only One Available. A jerkin is a man's short close fitting jacket, made usually of light coloured leather, and often without sleeves, worn over the doublet in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The term is also applied to a similar sleeveless garment worn by the British Army in the 20th century. During the First World War, the British army issued brown leather jerkins to the troops as a measure to protect against the cold but to