Original German WWII Luftwaffe Double Barrel Flare Signal Pistol by Krieghoff - Dated 1943 Snider Rifle protective bars running horizontally around

protective bars running horizontally around the helmets bottom edge

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Johnston was a Sergeant in the Headquarters Company

for Carl Henkel Uniformen- und Lederwarenfabrik in Bielefeld

Original German WWII Luftwaffe Double Barrel Flare Signal Pistol by Krieghoff - Dated 1943 Snider Rifle protective bars running horizontally aroundOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition example of the Luftwaffe Flieger Leuchtpistole L or Aviators Flare Gun L. These double barreled, 26. 5mm (4 Bore) signal pistols were issued to Luftwaffe aircrews in order to give them a method of communication that did not rely on their radio transmitters. This pistol is marked with the maker code fzs, the code assigned to the extremely famous Krieghoff firearms company Ulm, Germany.