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US Navy Mark V Divers Dress Signed by UDT Divers 1940s

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US Navy Mark V Dive Dress Hodgman 1962: This is a US Navy Mark V divers dress or suit. It was made by Hodgman Rubber in July 1962. The suit is in rough condition and was stored with mothballs. The rubber collar is still pliable, the canvas

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1944 US Navy Mark V Canvas Divers Dress Size 3: This is an authentic World War 2 dated Mark V divers dress or suit. United States Rubber Co. made this one in August of 1944. This is a size three dress with very bright, cleaned canvas. This dress ha

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US Navy Mark V Diver Bobblehead #1 Signed By Creators: In late 2020 Nations Attic designed the first ever US Navy Mark V bobblehead! Over 6 months were devoted to designing this accurate yet fun Mark V diver with expert bobblehead craftsmen. The result is

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US Navy Mark V Divers Suit From WW2 & Canvas Tool Bag: This is the classic USN Mark V diving suit or dress. This example was made way back in June of 1945 and is still in presentable condition! The dress was made by the Hodgman Rubber Company and is a siz

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1957 USN Mark V Divers Canvas Dive Suit: Nice example of a US Navy Mark V dive dress. This suit was made in February 1957 by Hodgman Rubber Company. The suit is certainly in good condition for use as a display, but not for actual diving use.

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Rare Vince Forge Co Mark V World War 2 Divers Knife: Offered here is the rare Vince Forge Company US Navy dive knife circa 1930s and 1940s. Vince was one of the producers of the US Navy dive knife during the late 1930s and World War 2. They are consider

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US Navy Mark 12 Divers Dress Suit Size 4 Unused: This is new old stock never used US Navy Mark 12 divers dress or suit. It is a size 4 and features a label on the outside of the plastic sealed bag with additional details. Sealed up in May of 1984. B

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Mark V Divers Dress US Rubber Co August 1944: This is an authentic and extremely nice World War 2 dated Mark V divers dress or suit. United States Rubber Co. made this one in August of 1944. This is a size three dress with nearly new looking canv

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Mark V Divers Dress US Rubber Co March 1945: This is an authentic and very nice World War 2 dated Mark V divers dress or suit. This one was made by United States Rubber Co in March of 1945. This suit was preserved for decades in a bag, keeping t

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US Navy Mark V Divers Knife: This is a nice example of the classic United States Navy standard divers knife used in conjunction with the Mark V diving helmet. This example does not have a manufacturers name on the brass sheath or

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US Navy Mark V Divers Knife In Like New Condition: This is an excellent example of a like new Mark V divers knife. The brass sheath, stainless steel blade, and wood handle are all in unused condition. This knife also comes with a leather belt strap. T

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US Navy Mark V Divers Air Control Valve 1st Style Morse: This is a vintage USN Mark V diving helmet air control valve. It is made of solid brass and was the first configuration used during the first half of the 20th century. In the 1916 US Navy diving manua

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US Navy Mark V Dive Knife DESCO Special #rd w/ Brass Blade: This is a very limited production US Navy Mark V divers knife made by Diving Equipment & Supply Company (DESCO). This knife is slightly different from the standard US Navy divers knife and was made fo

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New Old Stock DESCO USN Mark V Dive Knife: This is a very nice new old stock or unused US Navy Mark V divers knife. The knife was made by Diving Equipment and Supply Company in Milwaukee, WI and is stamped DESCO on the brass sheath. The leathe

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Navy Diver DESCO Helmet Pad Tool Bag & Chafing Pants: Grouping of vintage divers equipment. The first item is a Mark V helmet shoulder pad stamped Diving Equip & Supply Co. The second piece is a underwater canvas tool bag. Lastly is Mark V divers dress c

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Beautiful US Navy Mark V Diving Helmet From Noted Diver: Have you ever wanted to own a nearly perfect like new US Navy Mark V diving helmet that also has a direct link to a noted international commercial diver? Not only is this helmet linked to a diver with

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US Navy Mark V Divers Dress Signed by UDT Divers 1940s

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This is likely a one of kind US Navy Mark V divers dress! For decades a US Navy Seal owned this dress, which also had a Mark V helmet, boots and weight belt attached to it. This canvas suit is covered in signatures of divers, many of which put their rank and in some cases a date on it. For example, a Jess Taylor; UDT-5; 1942 is one example. Over time many of the signatures have faded or are hard to pick-up with the camera. Despite this, this signed divers dress is quite impressive. <br
As mentioned above, the dress had a helmet and other gear on it for decades. After that much time, a lot of wear and tear has occurred to the dress. In addition, the dress is extremely stiff. There was a very heavy wood support structure inside the dress to prop up the display with helmet on top. Due to the nearly rock hard stiffness of the suit, it had to be partially cut open from the back in order to remove 75% of the inner wood support frame. As can be seen in the photos, the suit still stands upright by itself. Both of the legs still have wood supports inside.

It is possible this dive dress could be brought back to life and preserved considering the number of divers signatures present on it. Suit will be shipped with leg supports intact and packed as carefully as possible without further damaging the dress.

All items will be shipped with a signature required upon delivery and full insurance either via FedEx or the USPS Priority Mail. Worldwide shipping available. A shipping quote prior to the auction can be provided by emailing your postal code.