Original U.S. WWII AAF B-17 Aircraft Food Container Type A-1 with All 4 Original Unbroken Thermoses and Interior Smaller Thermos by Liberty Electric Co. Conflict The serial number is marked

The serial number is marked on right rear of the action

and has lovely ordnance tan paint on all steel components

The right hand side opening lever is now absent and the checkered wood grip has been badly broken and doesn't appear now to fit perhaps because the lower trigger guard mount has been bent in some way

We have seen several other examples of Botha flintlocks from the mid 19th century

a 1942 Warner Bros

Original U.S. WWII AAF B-17 Aircraft Food Container Type A-1 with All 4 Original Unbroken Thermoses and Interior Smaller Thermos by Liberty Electric Co. Conflict The serial number is markedOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very rare set that weve never offered before. This U. S. Army Air Forces marked food container would have been stored aboard a myriad of different WWII aircraft, most of all the B 17 and B 24 bombers. The original data plate on the side reads: CONTAINER, FOOD, AIRCRAFT TYPE A 1 SPEC. NO. 40361 ORD. 42 15497 P MADE BY LIBERTY ELECTRIC CO. INC. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. PROP. OF AIR FORCE U. S. ARMY The