Emergency hook blade from pilot survival vest owned by Charles F. Bolden

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

An emergency hook blade attached to the survival vest (2014.243.34.1) owned by Charles F. Bolden. The blade has an orange plastic handle and a stamped hook blade. There is a lenth of yellow nylon attached to the bottom of the blade. The blade is attached via a length of white cordage to a snapped pocket on the front PR side of the survival vest.

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