Original French WWI Model 1917 Flare Signal Pistol marked Méchanicarm - Serial 10342 Stocks Just on the surface it

Just on the surface it sounds ridiculous that a knife would be procured for such a use when crowbars had been in inventory for just such a task

and only some negligible staining of the cloth and lining

In the furious and confused actions many men emerged as heroes

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pattern year (1933") an anti-personnel fragmentation stick grenade developed in 1933

Original French WWI Model 1917 Flare Signal Pistol marked Méchanicarm - Serial 10342 Stocks Just on the surface itOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice heavy Brass and Steel 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, and it is a top break design, with a breech locking lever on the bottom left frame, right above the Mod. 1917 designation. It is also marked with