PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-09-07. BULLET PROOF VEST CAPTURED FROM THE JAPANESE AT MILNE BAY. MADE OF ...

PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-09-07. BULLET PROOF VEST CAPTURED FROM THE JAPANESE AT MILNE BAY. MADE OF CLOTH, IT HAS SIX SHEETS OF BULLET PROOF STEEL COVERING THE FRONT, THE SHEETS BEING LET INTO THE POCKETS, THREE ON EITHER SIDE. THIS JACKET HAD BEEN HIT BY A TOMMY GUN BULLET; THE PLATE HIT HAD ONLY BEEN DENTED AND THE SLUG HAD FALLEN INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE LINING. A CURIOUS POINT IS THAT THE MAKERS TAG BORE BRITISH AND AMERICAN PATENT NUMBERS. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS A CIVILIAN ARTICLE - A RELIC OF CHICAGO DAYS.