Original U.S. WWII M8 Pyrotechnic 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by McInerney Spring & Wire Co. French Uniforms The steel hilt bears rack

The steel hilt bears rack numbers 1 L and ALA 59

the 1942 German summer offensive in southern Russia

The M4 variant was fitted on some North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber aircraft

This example is offered in very good condition

Original U.S. WWII M8 Pyrotechnic 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by McInerney Spring & Wire Co. French Uniforms The steel hilt bears rackOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice condition M8 37mm big bore signal pistol, as used during WWII. 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: M S W C U. S. PROPERTY PISTOL PYROTECHNIC M 8 The abbreviation at the top indicates manufacture by McInerney Spring & Wire Co., one of several contractors employed to make these