Original Japanese WWII 35mm Type 10 Flare Signal Pistol - Serial 6651 Russian Flare Guns the lock is marked 1864

the lock is marked 1864 and an EAGLE over U

As with all German metal work

has turned brown with age

but most flag makers would have added a 34th star with the addition of Kansas in January

as well as a nearly unused Army Field Note Book

Original Japanese WWII 35mm Type 10 Flare Signal Pistol - Serial 6651 Russian Flare Guns the lock is marked 1864Original 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. 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 unit that fires a 35mm flare. This was the second most common of