Korean War Silk Blood Chit leather motorcycle vest Premium cowhide with hand-braided leather

Premium cowhide with hand-braided leather cord accents — front

Unlined for direct feel

Military Airlift Command (MAC) stamp — mid-war standardized issue

22" (56 cm)

heavier than most commercially available G-1 jackets

Korean War Silk Blood Chit leather motorcycle vest Premium cowhide with hand-braided leatherThe Korean War blood chit was issued to UN forces aircrew flying over the Korean peninsula from 1950 to 1953 a conflict where downed pilots faced a complex survival environment spanning territory controlled by North Korean, Chinese, and South Korean forces simultaneously. The blood chit addressed this directly: it displayed the flags of the United States, Great Britain, South Korea, and the United Nations, and printed survival text in English,