full back Schwimmweste SWp734 with black straps

[Paul Woodbyrne]

Thats a nice clear shot of the lable Gene. Here is a picture of u-boat crew wearing their SWP 734 vests.

[Tevion]

Thank you for the replies!

I also had two SWp734 with typical Kriegsmarine markings (red eagle stamp with "M" underneath).

Maybe it's another Kriegsmarine stamp or like Frank said someone wanted some extra $ because there's no swastika on it.

[Tevion]

Here's the label on mine. It seems Auer labels were not as informative as Dräger labels

Thanks Gene!
I guess yours is with red tube?!

I have the twin of your life vest in my collection.
Very interesting!

Best regards,
Lukas

[Esau]

SWp 734

Hello Lukas,
Congratulations on this beautiful SWp 734 life jacket. I once attached pictures of my two SWp 734 in yellow and red. On my yellow SWp 734 (but I no longer have it) not all straps are black. I have also seen an original photo where the follow-up model of the B-1 life jacket had a black back strap.
Nice evening and best regards
Kai / esau

Hallo Lukas,
herzlichen Glückwunsch zu dieser schönen SWp 734 Schwimmweste. Ich habe einmal Bilder meiner beiden SWp 734 in gelb und rot mit angefügt. Bei meiner gelben SWp 734 (diese habe ich aber nicht mehr) sind nicht alle Riemen in schwarz. Auch habe ich schon ein Originalfoto gesehen, wo das Nachfolgemuster die B-1 Schwimmweste einen schwarzen Rückenriemen hatte.
Schönen Abend und viele Grüße
Kai / esau

[Gene]

So are these vests actually 10-30 B-1, or SWp734?

[Esau]

nameplate

Good evening,
I forgot to mention that yesterday. My former yellow SWp 734 had a nameplate of the successor model. Both SWp 734 are the yellow as well as the red life jacket.
Here are a few pictures of my B-1 life jacket. Here is the peculiarity that this vest sewn a nameplate of the SWp 734, but this was changed to the new type.
Beautiful evening.
Kai / esau

Guten Abend,
dass hatte ich gestern vergessen zu erwähnen. Meine ehemalige gelbe SWp 734 hatte eigenartiger Weise ein Typenschild des Nachfolgemodells. Es sind beide SWp 734 die gelbe sowohl auch die rote Schwimmweste.
Anbei noch ein paar Bilder meiner B-1 Schwimmweste. Hier ist die Eigenart, dass diese Weste ein Typenschild der SWp 734 vernäht hat, dieses aber auf den neuen Typ abgeändert wurde.
Schönen Abend.
Kai / esau

[Tevion]

Hi Kai!

Nice to read from you!

Thanks for showing your vests, the red one is very nice.
I also hope to get one sometime.

Best regards,
Lukas

[Paul Woodbyrne]

Life vestj

Super life vests , changing track slightly, just to show lable off early kapock for reference. Regards Paul

[Paul Woodbyrne]

Pic2

[Paul Woodbyrne]

Pic3

[Gene]

Nice one Paul. My Heisler design full kapok vest label dated March 27, 1940 made by Hamburg-Amerika Linie GmbH. Different label designs by different manufacturers

[Paul Woodbyrne]

Nice one Gene, rare one, not many people have them for such a common item used during the first part of the war, by fighter Pilots and bomber crew. Regards Paul.