Original French WWI Model 1917 Flare Signal Pistol - Serial 3779 Bren LMG heavy undergrowth or other debris

heavy undergrowth or other debris

and the tactics in which he had to use

58 Caliber Cartridge Box which retains both the original tins and the wooden cartridge blocks inside

heavy use with the oxidation in the interior

These markings indicate reissue in New Zealand in 1899

Original French WWI Model 1917 Flare Signal Pistol - Serial 3779 Bren LMG heavy undergrowth or other debrisOriginal Item: Only One Available. Heavy Brass French signal pistol from the First World War. It is chambered for French 25 mm flare cartridges. It does not accept the 26. 5 mm cartridges currently available nor commercial 1 inch cartridges. The bore diameter is 26. 9 millimeters. This is one of several different French signal pistols with the M1917 model designation; this version has a 4 inch barrel. There is also a letter V over a small arc on the