Original U.S. WWII M1926 D-Day Inflatable Flotation Belt Life Preserver by U.S. Rubber Company - Dated November 1943 Russian Issue Equipment with another 5 next to

with another 5 next to it

with a boiled leather body

The back side of the sheath has a slightly worn look to it and appears as if it wasn’t carried much

as well as I7

and the "egg & dart" Perlring was matched with star-pattern spike base brads

Original U.S. WWII M1926 D-Day Inflatable Flotation Belt Life Preserver by U.S. Rubber Company - Dated November 1943 Russian Issue Equipment with another 5 next toOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1926 inflatable flotation belt was used as a life preserver by assault troops during amphibious actions and beach landings. The belt was inflated by squeezing two switches located inside the belt, which activated two CO2 bottles. If the CO2 bottles failed, the belt could still be inflated by blowing into the rubber tubes, which have valves on the ends. This type of belt is particularly known for use during the D