Original U.S. WWII B-17 GREEN HORNET 359th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket Snider Rifle Accessories but this was Colt's first

but this was Colt's first major success in the gun trade

a lever had to be worked to extract the used shell and feed a new cartridge from the tube

(See "Martini Rifles and Carbines" by Ian Skennerton

Ike Jacket and trousers

Original U.S. WWII B-17 GREEN HORNET 359th Bomb Squadron A-2 Flight Jacket Snider Rifle Accessories but this was Colt's firstOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an exceptional A2 leather flight jacket issued to a member of the crew of the B 17 Flying Fortress GREEN HORNET, operating number 41 24603. It is offered in very good condition in size 36R. B 17F 41 24603 "Green Hornet", 303BG 359BS was assigned with a combat crew on 10 Sep 42 at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas then moved to Dow Field, Bangor, Maine 9 Oct 42; Arrived at Molesworth, UK on 22 Oct 42. Missing in Action