Original U.S. WWII M8 Pyrotechnic 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by SWC - Serial 314552 nChannel The part-octagonal and part-round barrel

The part-octagonal and part-round barrel is 20 1/4 inches long with markings on the octagonal portion

The rarest of them all is the scarce Wallace Patent entrenching tool patented in 1883 by Nesbit Willoughby Wallace

launched on 16 November 1793 at Plymouth

On October 30th 1841 there occurred "THE GREAT FIRE OF THE TOWER OF LONDON" and just about all of these freshly converted muskets were destroyed

These consist of a mix of 4 ball and 1 armor-piercing tracer (APT)

Original U.S. WWII M8 Pyrotechnic 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by SWC - Serial 314552 nChannel The part-octagonal and part-round barrelOriginal 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: M S. W. C. U. S. PROPERTY PISTOL PYROTECHNIC M8 This example is offered in very good fully functional condition, and is marked on the spine of the grip with SERIAL No 314552. Most of the original finish