Original Japanese WWII 35mm Type 10 Flare Signal Pistol with Shoulder Holster & Takedown Tool - Serial 4923 MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets The metal of the buckle

The metal of the buckle itself is unmarked

although operational rate of fire was less intense to avoid damage to the firing tube

By June 1943

The interior shell is faintly maker marked and dated 1916

which is pretty much the way we use it today

Original Japanese WWII 35mm Type 10 Flare Signal Pistol with Shoulder Holster & Takedown Tool - Serial 4923 MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets The metal of the buckleOriginal Item: Only one Available. This is a very nice example of the Japanese 35mm Type 10 Flare Signal pistol, the mainstay of the Imperial Japanese Army during WWII, complete with its shoulder holster and take down tool screwdriver. The designation comes from the year it was introduced, 1921, which the Japanese called Taisho 10 (the tenth year of the Taisho Emperor's reign, Hirohito's father). It is a single shot, single barrel, double action only