Original U.S. WWII USAAF AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light Dated 1942 Caps & Hats - Whole Plate - 6

- Whole Plate - 6

in which one city police officer and one protester were killed

M-405 marked body indicates production during 9 - 52

The barrel and action have a nice blued finish

An interesting feature of the RJT fittings is that the handle is actually held on by two iron screws

Original U.S. WWII USAAF AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light Dated 1942 Caps & Hats - Whole Plate - 6Original Item: One of a kind. This is a fantastic hand WWII AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light. The float light was a smoke producing flare designed to be dropped by an aircraft over open water for drift sighting during the day or night. This type would have been used from the late 1930s through World War II. Lights were constructed of adhesive, aluminum, brass, and wood, around the smoke charge. Offered in very good excellent condition these