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LOT 2521
US Air Force WWII Aircraft Life Raft Fishing Kit
1944 A.D.
20 5/8 in. (492 grams total, pouch: 52.5 cm wide).
Comprising a fabric pouch with a net, fishing line with a large lure, fishing line with a weighted three-pronged hook; line with a small 'harpoon'; fishing line with a smaller lure; instruction sheet; a red wooden container with two spare hooks and a whetstone. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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