British WWII R.A.F Pilot Heliograph Survival Set British Antique Guns Shell paint colors towards the

Shell paint colors towards the end of the war typically ran to matte gray-green

This alpha-numeric code contained both the maker's initials and the metric shell size of the helmet in a single line

some with visible ink dates in the 1960s/70s

Here we have found a very few

British WWII R.A.F Pilot Heliograph Survival Set British Antique Guns Shell paint colors towards theOriginal Item: Found in a British Coast Guard Station on the south coast, these are the Original Heliograph Survival Sets issued to all WWII Air Crews for attracting the attention of rescue aircraft. Each set consists of Steel 2" square mirror with a hole in the center, a sighting post with aperture all attached by string to their original small canvas carry bag. Full use instructions printed on the rear of mirror. Bags water stained, sighting posts