Original U.S. WWII 1942 dated M-8 Pyrotechnic 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by Eureka with Inert Shell - Serial E-046066 Japanese Field Gear It is is quite finely

It is is quite finely engraved with a sun at the top

The squadron was diverted from the strategic bombing campaign to support ground troops during the Battle of the Bulge from December 1944 to January 1945

indicating manufacture at the Royal French Arsenal located in Maubeuge

Panzer divisions were the key element of German success in the blitzkrieg operations of the early years of World War II

It was further found that due to fraud and mismanagement within the regiment that many of the Chicago men were never paid or even issued uniforms

Original U.S. WWII 1942 dated M-8 Pyrotechnic 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by Eureka with Inert Shell - Serial E-046066 Japanese Field Gear It is is quite finelyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice condition M 8 37mm big bore signal pistol, as used during WWII, complete with an incorrect empty M 16 Flare Shell. 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 (partly obscured): [E]C V C1942U. S. PROPERTYPISTOL PYROTECHNIC M 8 This example is offered in good fully functional