Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol with Holster, Belt and Pouch - dated 1942 Military Equipment The amount of lead required

The amount of lead required to hit a target is a function of the rate of turn of the attacking aircraft and the range to the target

there do not appear to be any NSDAP stampings visible

definitely for high visibility

at which time it was bombed

From there it spread all over the Ottoman Empire and near East

Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol with Holster, Belt and Pouch - dated 1942 Military Equipment The amount of lead requiredOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a 22mm parachute flare Sedgley Signal Pistol, Mark 5, complete with a holster and cartridge belt. As part of consolidated wartime efforts, lifeboats for all sea going Merchant Marine vessels were to have a standard compliment of emergency provisions overseen by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). They in turn had direct coordination with the US Navy. Sedgley made two signals pistols