Original French WWI Model 1917 Flare Signal Pistol MG 15 telling how he landed his

telling how he landed his crippled airplane at a Russian Air Force Base on Christmas Day

John had launched his own business

One detraction is that the battery door swivel screw nut is missing

black Bakelite plastic

Original French WWI Model 1917 Flare Signal Pistol MG 15 telling how he landed hisOriginal Item: Only One Available. Heavy Brass French signal pistol from the First World War. It is chambered for French 25 mm flare cartridges. It does not accept the 26. 5 mm cartridges currently available nor commercial 1 inch cartridges. The bore diameter is 26. 9 millimeters. This is one of several different French signal pistols with the M1917 model designation; this version has a 4 inch barrel. There is also a letter V over a small arc on the