garys39 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Can anyone enlighten me to my find of this morning "A.P.5882. Assault Troops Lifejacket" , found in a box of militaria from my local carboot, the box of stuff was from a house clearance in London. (Yes, I bought the whole lot). Regards Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdbikemad Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Possibly 50s/60s Gary.......and many of the other things in the shot may hopefully have my name on 'em....! lol !!! Cheers mate ! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaw Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) Actually more modern than 60s we used them from 80s onwards and have still seen them around- there was a 1 day course to reset the co2 bottles and maintenance of them the predecessors were the lifejacket RE seen in one of the pathe films of the 1947 floods http://www.britishpathe.com/video/fl...ry/1947+floods - look like padded flak jackets which were a sand coloured- the one you have is similar to but earlier than the one in the picture below Gary Edited September 16, 2013 by gazzaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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