A single-shot, 26.5/25mm flare gun manufactured by Patel Ballistics. It is chambered in a different caliber from the Orion flare gun. A flare gun , also known as a Very pistol or signal pistol , is a large-bore handgun that discharges flares , blanks and smoke .

Hebel Leuchtpistole Model 1894 was a flare gun used in both World Wars by Germany and various countries. The term Hebel (German > "lever") referred to the pistol's lever-action, not the manufacturer. The lever in front of the trigger guard was flipped up and forward to …

The pistol was a one-shot brass gun that fired a coloured light — usually white at night — high in the air, illuminating the landscape and enabling snipers to pinpoint anything moving in no-man’s-land. Very pistols were also used by day for signalling with coloured flares. (DT 04Apr14)

U.S. Remington MK III Flare Pistol Battlefield signaling during the First World War sometimes involved the use of colored signal cartridges that were fired from flare pistols. Eliphalet Remington II was born in Suffield, Connecticut on October 28, 1793.

WWI & WWII Flare Guns Lot of Four Lot includes: British 40mm caliber 4.25" barrel marked No4 Mk1; British 20mm cal. 11" barrel; French WWI brass frame Model 1917 25mm 7" barrel; and US Sklar 1.5" caliber 8.25" barrel.

Jun 22, 2019 · This long WWI-vintage German flare pistol was personalized with a soldier’s initials carved into the grip panels. During the WWII, radio communications had replaced some of the commutative uses of flare pistols, though many were still used when radios were not available or had been disabled.

Original Item: Only One Available. This very nice flare pistol was made by the Remington Arms Company at their plate in Bridgeport Connecticut, between 1915 and 1918. This takes a 10 gauge flare in a 9" steel barrel designated the"MARK III" and …

The flaming onion was a 37 mm Hotchkiss revolving-barrel anti-aircraft gun used by the German army at the beginning of World War I, the name referring to both the gun, and especially the flare or tracer ammunition it fired.

Sep 16, 2014 · This is a Webley & Scott No 1 Mk III flare pistol. It was manufactured in Birmingham, England in 1917. These pistols were introduced in 1914 and were used extensively by British and Empire armed forces during World War I. This gun is mainly brass with wooden grips. The muzzle was flared to deter users from holding near the muzzle with their hand.

Apr 30, 2013 · This rare French manufactured flare gun is in excellent condition. It locks up very tightly, bore is in very good condition. A very nice exmple for any WWI Collector.