Original British WWII Irvin Sheepskin Flying Jacket With Air Ministry “AM” Marked Zippers British Military Maps The brass hilt has a

The brass hilt has a ribbed grip of all brass with a "stirrup" shaped guard

so we cannot confirm that the inner tube is present

It has a fine needle-like tip and the obverse ricasso is stamped with the knight head logo

The lock is marked with a "Crown over G

saw service in the South African Boer War 1899-1902

Original British WWII Irvin Sheepskin Flying Jacket With Air Ministry “AM” Marked Zippers British Military Maps The brass hilt has aOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a lovely example of the dashing British Royal Air Force Irvin Sheepskin Flying Jacket. The jacket does show signs of use and wear but is otherwise in solid presentable condition. As aviation advanced so did the altitudes to which pilots could fly. Suddenly aircrew were flying to thousands of feet where temperatures would easily be sub zero, not a good thing when aircraft construction still provided basic,