Original British WWII Leather Machine Gunner Jerkin Vest - Dated 1945 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets which has a stitched repair

which has a stitched repair

and thread into the bottoms of the rounds

and has some cracks from age and use

shoe laces

The lock plate is unmarked

Original British WWII Leather Machine Gunner Jerkin Vest - Dated 1945 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets which has a stitched repairOriginal 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