Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol - dated 1944 Ordnance The M3 was the first

The M3 was the first model

Condition of the holster is nice

With the adoption of the M-1891 Mosin-Nagant Rifle

the MG 42's main drawback was that it could consume ammunition at such a high rate that it was very difficult to keep firing during offensive actions

The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) was first formed in 1938 in Great Britain as part of the Civil Defence Service

Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol - dated 1944 Ordnance The M3 was the firstOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a 22mm parachute flare signal pistol Sedgley Signal Pistol, Mark 5. As part of consolidated wartime efforts, lifeboats for all sea going Merchant Marine vessels were to have a standard compliment of emergency provisions overseen by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). They in turn had direct coordination with the US Navy. Sedgley made two signals pistols for the US Navy, for the