Original U.S. WWII B-24 Birthday Gift Painted A-2 Leather Flight Jacket Named to Lt Walter Kilimnik - 736th Bomb Squadron Category_MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets The barrel and the brass

The barrel and the brass butt plate are both marked 1816 being the date of assembling and first issue

about 3/4"

which left a residue on one side

245 Silver Stars

Original U.S. WWII B-24 Birthday Gift Painted A-2 Leather Flight Jacket Named to Lt Walter Kilimnik - 736th Bomb Squadron Category_MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets The barrel and the brassPainted WWII American A 2 Flight Jackets have realized unprecedented prices in the past year. For example jackets at Rock Island Auctions sold in 2022 for $32,000+ and $23,000+; respectively they can be found at this link and this link. When comparing the Rock Island Auction jackets with the one offered here, one can easily see that our offering is an exceptional value! Original Item: One of a Kind. This is an absolutely beautiful World War Two