Original U.S. WWII M8 Pyrotechnic 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by Eureka Vacuum - Serial E-036030 Fusee Spring & Cover Typically issued for ceremonial purposes

Typically issued for ceremonial purposes and nearly identical to Victorian issue

A wrought iron Figure of Eight guard encompassing a plain cylindrical steel grip mounted on a short curved but substantial single edged blade

artillery concentration was common

though it looks to originally have been brown

It has been sharpened several times and cleaned

Original U.S. WWII M8 Pyrotechnic 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by Eureka Vacuum - Serial E-036030 Fusee Spring & Cover Typically issued for ceremonial purposesOriginal Item: Only One Available. Very nice condition 37mm big bore signal pistol of WW2. 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: EC V C1942U. S. PROPERTYPISTOL PYROTECHNIC M 8 The abbreviation at the top indicates manufacture by Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Co., one of several contractors employed to make these pistols. This example is