Original German WWII Zinc Finished Leuchtpistole 42 Signal Flare Pistol by C. & W. Meinel-Scholer - Serial 166536 Crimean War if not the best

if not the best

This is a very nice set of German WWII Wehrmacht Medical Service Generalstabsarzt's (Staff-Surgeon General's) Schulterstücken (Shoulderboards) with a single star in line with a Rod of Asclepius (Universal Medical Symbol)

which is marked on the ricasso by the maker:

with one side blue and the other gray

raised in 1702 as "Huntingdon's Regiment" after the name of the Colonel

Original German WWII Zinc Finished Leuchtpistole 42 Signal Flare Pistol by C. & W. Meinel-Scholer - Serial 166536 Crimean War if not the bestOriginal item: One of a Kind: This is a wonderful example of the classic German Wehrmacht LP 42 signal flare pistol, which entered service in 1943. The Leuchtpistole 42 is of all steel construction, uses 26. 5 mm flares, and was available in zinc or black finish. It superseded the previous LP34, which was made of aluminum, and took longer to make than the stamped steel body of the LP42. This example bears original German maker code euh, which stands