Original German WWII Luftwaffe Officer Fighter Pilot Leather Flying Jacket Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns Caperton on July 9 through

Caperton on July 9 through December 6

but there is no maker marking listed anymore

probably when the barrel was sleeved

- Original German WWII Infantry Assault Badge in Silver Grade with maker mark

The tack welds on the front seam are large ovals

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Officer Fighter Pilot Leather Flying Jacket Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns Caperton on July 9 throughOriginal Item: Only One Available. Development of protective flight uniforms and equipment began with the advent of military aircraft in WWI and continued on into the Weimar and the Third Reich eras, resulting in three distinct one piece combination pattern flight suits being approved before WWII and worn for the duration of the war. Regulations of July 4TH 1940 and April 24TH 1941 introduced two piece protective flight suits for fighter pilots