Original British WWI/WWII 1918-Dated MkIII* Webley & Scott Brass Flare Gun with Original Holster U.S. Ammo the Battalion squeezed into boxcars

the Battalion squeezed into boxcars that jerked along for days

508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Organization Day November 4th 1943

as Country of Origin was then required to be marked on the item

Leuchtpatrone [illumination cartridge]

4 1/2" at the rear seam and the top is 4 1/2"“ in diameter

Original British WWI/WWII 1918-Dated MkIII* Webley & Scott Brass Flare Gun with Original Holster U.S. Ammo the Battalion squeezed into boxcarsOriginal 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. It comes with an original interwar dated leather holster with maker markings. The Mark III signal pistol was adopted in