Aviators Escape and Evasion Kit.；A 2 1/2 inch x 4 inch hard rubber case enclosing a number of items that a downed airman might be able to use to barter for his life. These securely sealed cases were stowed aboard aircraft deployed in the South East Asia region, probably during the Vietnam War. Included is a Milus Snow Star watch, with separate rolled-up cloth band, two golden rings, each hallmarked 100%, one with a Chinese character and the other with entwined circles inscribed H and R. The bands are split so they could be adjusted to fit any size finger. There is also a looped, heart-shaped golden pendant with a floral design. An empty rectangular compartment in the case once housed a now- missing small length of gold chain. The Snow Star watch is popular with collectors and when, in 2010, the manufacturer became aware of how these watches had been used by the Defense Department, they were reissued in a commemorative edition. The watch runs perfectly and all the jewelry is in unused condition, except for the pendant, which appears to have a chemical gold test mark on one side. The gold is of low purity, but is marked"100%", the standard in the Vietnam region at the time. The rings weigh 7.5 and 7.7 grams, the pendant 3.8 grams. The black hard rubber case is undamaged, but has rubber cement residue around the edges and between each compartment. It is numbered with an incuse 540 on one of the exterior faces.；
