Original U.S. WWII 37mm M8 Pyrotechnic Signal Flare Pistol - Gun by SWC & Scarce Aircraft Stowage Wall Mounted Bag Vinyl Record Circa 1870s / USN /

Circa 1870s / USN / Short Sword / Naval boarding style / Size is 25 6/8 inches overall length / 20 1/8 inch blade “Scaled” brass handle / Cross guard stamped U

NSDAP (Nazi Party) 10th Anniversary of the party in Weimar Tinnie -1926-1936 – Die-stamped metal with a bronze gilt

Swords concealed in ladies' walking sticks and parasols were also not unknown

The pin is numbered “25” in silver on black enamel

With aerial observation in its infancy

Original U.S. WWII 37mm M8 Pyrotechnic Signal Flare Pistol - Gun by SWC & Scarce Aircraft Stowage Wall Mounted Bag Vinyl Record Circa 1870s / USN /37mm big bore signal pistol of WW2. The barrel has studs for attachment to a flare port in the fuselage of large aircraft such as bombers. The right side of the frame is marked M S. W. C. U. S. PROPERTY PISTOL PYROTECHNIC M8 This is a flare pistol, mainly used during and after WW2 in aircraft. Although intended to be mounted in the M1 aircraft mount, this flare pistol can be used as a conventional flare pistol. The barrel hinges down to allow removing