A flare gun, also known as a Very pistol or signal pistol, is a large-bore handgun that discharges flares, blanks and smoke. The flare gun is typically used to produce a distress signal.

Unless attacking over the top, troops only ventured into this perilous place on patrol or on trench raids at night when the main enemy was the whoosh of a flare pistol — known to the British as a Very pistol, after its inventor, US naval officer Edward Wilson Very.

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The No.2 Mk.5 signal pistol closely follows the configuration of the No.1 Mk.5, except that instead of the long barrel with a belled muzzle, it has a short barrel with a stud for latching to a through-armor fitting in many British WWII AFVs (armored fighting vehicles).

Aug 27, 2011 · I have a British flare gun in my collection that I would like to properly identify. I have seen it referred to by 3 different designations in one book, and on the web.

An original British WW1 1917 MK III* Brass Trench/ Signal Flare Pistol With flared muzzle by Webley & Scott. The pistol has a 5 ¾” barrel with Flared muzzle & slab wood grips which are secure & undamaged.

Jun 22, 2019 · Sailors in the 1961 British science fiction movie, “Gorgo,” standby with a Webley & Scott Mark III Very Light Signal Flare Pistol to signal the approach of the monster.

The No.2 Mk.5 signal pistol closely follows the configuration of the No.1 Mk.5, except that instead of the long barrel with a belled muzzle, it has a short barrel with a stud for latching to a through-armor fitting in many British WWII AFVs (armored fighting vehicles).

Apr 5, 2022 · For more details of these and other signal pistols from around the world, there is a flare gun forum. https://flaregunforum.com/ On this forum I am running a survey of British Mk111 and Mk111* signal pistols if anyone would care to contribute.

Nov 6, 2024 · Maybe a Webley 37MM flare gun? Ooh that's on the right track. I branched off to a Webley No3 Mk1 and i think that is the one. The short and stubby bore looks spot on and the breach lock is a female on the bore, unlike all the others where the …