Original 1985 US Navy Fighter Pilot Survival Vest, Type SV-2B with equipment for Sale

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Original 1985 US Navy Fighter Pilot Survival Vest, Type SV-2B with equipment For Sale

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Original 1985 US Navy Fighter Pilot Survival Vest, Type SV-2B with equipment:
$325.00

Finally cleaning out my flight gear bag I\'ve been dragging around since 1989. This is my original SV-2B survival vest I wore when I was flying A-6Es off the USS Nimitz and then as a spin instructor at VF-43 based at NAS Oceana. It\'s almost 35 years old so you can see it has a wee bit of wear. Almost every metal piece on it has corrosion. On the other hand, it still has almost all the survival gear that I was issued at the time. These include 2 water bottles, a survival knife, a pen flare launcher (no flares though), a box of matches wrapped in plastic, a whistle, a signal mirror, a compass watch, a signal beacon, a shroud line cutter, and standard L flashlight. The batteries are corroded inside the flashlight and I didn\'t even try to take them out. The signal beacon MIGHT work with a new battery, but no guarantees. The vest does not include the inflatable life vest or a so-called .38 cal \"survival pistol\". I\'m selling the whole vest as is. offer high and often!
PS, the last picture I posted is only a demo to show what this type of vest would look like when fully dressed out. Pay no attention to the VF-14 patch since they were one of the F-14 squadrons on the Nimitz when I was there and they were all poopyheads. NOTE: I emptied the water bottles and crammed the item into a smaller box to decrease the shipping price.