Original British WWI & WWII 1918-Dated MkIII* Wolseley Brass Flare Gun - Serial 15647 War of 1812 and the butt plate is

and the butt plate is marked with serial number 9006

It is somewhat delicate

it is believed the majority of these incorrectly assembled boots were modified by moving the suspension strap to back of the boot

or to restore

See "Devil's Paintbrush"

Original British WWI & WWII 1918-Dated MkIII* Wolseley Brass Flare Gun - Serial 15647 War of 1812 and the butt plate isOriginal Item: Only one available. This is a very nice Great War produced example of the English military Mark III* flare pistol, as issued and used during the last part of World War I. This particular pistol was upgraded to III* during the interwar period, when it was still in service, and was probably still in use during WWII. The Mark III signal pistol was adopted in 1911, as an improved version of the earlier Mark II pistol, which had been adopted