Original British WWI Polished 1917 Dated MkIII* Webley & Scott Brass Flare Signal Pistol - Matching Serial 65000 Manufacture Type_Original Items Many were intentionally smashed during

Many were intentionally smashed during drills

Top of can is dated 1944

- Tang is signed by the maker on the blade in lacquer

Heavily depleted by battle casualties

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 Many were intentionally smashed duringOriginal 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