Lifevest

[Francisco V.]

Hello,
I'd like to know your opinions on this lifevest. Thank you

[Martin Simon]

It resembles a common KM lifevest, but with some differences.
Could be a foreign/postwar design based on KM style...?
Martin

[Francisco V.]

Ink stamp stands for KM.
Compressed air bottle is same in design to those used in Luftwaffe vests

[Martin Simon]

I agree where it comes to the compressed air bottle, not just LW but also the standard KM design, except for the red knob....
Not sure if KM was a very common acronym for Kriegsmarine, I think that is more a collector thing.
All my vests are marked with only an M under the eagle, some with an 8 with a swastika in the upper part of the 8 and an M in the lower part.
Most navy items I've seen with a 'KM' marking were Dutch navy, aka 'Koninklijke Marine'
Martin

[Francisco V.]

Yes. about the KM is my suspicion too...

I agree where it comes to the compressed air bottle, not just LW but also the standard KM design, except for the red knob....
Not sure if KM was a very common acronym for Kriegsmarine, I think that is more a collector thing.
All my vests are marked with only an M under the eagle, some with an 8 with a swastika in the upper part of the 8 and an M in the lower part.
Most navy items I've seen with a 'KM' marking were Dutch navy, aka 'Koninklijke Marine'
Martin