Original British WWI Polished 1917 Dated MkIII* Webley & Scott Brass Flare Signal Pistol - Matching Serial 65000 Manufacture Type_Original Items Heavily depleted by battle casualties

Heavily depleted by battle casualties

Top of can is dated 1944

Canteen features the correct aluminum core and an original early bakelite cap

These were used interchangeably with Romania's own 75 mm Reșița Model 1943 anti-tank gun

The unique final grind cross grain is definitive for WWII German production

Original British WWI Polished 1917 Dated MkIII* Webley & Scott Brass Flare Signal Pistol - Matching Serial 65000 Manufacture Type_Original Items Heavily depleted by battle casualtiesOriginal Item: Only one available. This is a very nice Great War produced example of the English military Mark III* flare pistol, as issued and used during the last part of World War I. This particular pistol was upgraded to III* during the interwar period, when it was still in service, and was probably still in use during WWII. The Mark III signal pistol was adopted in 1911, as an improved version of the earlier Mark II pistol, which had been adopted