Original U.S. WWII 1942 dated M-8 Pyrotechnic 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by Eureka with Inert Shell - Serial E-046066 Japanese Field Gear This leather is in choice

This leather is in choice condition throughout and still shows all of its fine graining

The frame and barrel are a great mustard color

It is is quite finely engraved with a sun at the top

The squadron was diverted from the strategic bombing campaign to support ground troops during the Battle of the Bulge from December 1944 to January 1945

so as to prevent an airman being fouled in his canopy upon landing (in water

Original U.S. WWII 1942 dated M-8 Pyrotechnic 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by Eureka with Inert Shell - Serial E-046066 Japanese Field Gear This leather is in choiceOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice condition M 8 37mm big bore signal pistol, as used during WWII, complete with an incorrect empty M 16 Flare Shell. 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 inside a triangle (partly obscured): [E]C V C1942U. S. PROPERTYPISTOL PYROTECHNIC M 8 This example is offered in good fully functional