Original U.S. WWII M8 Pyrotechnic 1943 Dated 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by Eureka Vacuum - Serial E-090579 Military Flare Guns • Wood Ammunition crate in

• Wood Ammunition crate in photographs is NOT included

The front of the helmet also bears the "Opposed A" logo of the 82nd "All American" Division

Opening to display a mirror in the lid and a lower lidded compartment to hold the powder sponge

These included the attack on Taranto in 1940

although the M-51 continued to be issued for quite some time

Original U.S. WWII M8 Pyrotechnic 1943 Dated 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by Eureka Vacuum - Serial E-090579 Military Flare Guns • Wood Ammunition crate inOriginal Item: Only One Available. Very nice condition 37mm big bore signal pistol of WW2. 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: E C C V 1943 U. S. PROPERTY PISTOL PYROTECHNIC M 8 The abbreviation at the top indicates manufacture by Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Co., one of several contractors employed to make these pistols. This example