Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol - Dated 1944 MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock though we do not know

though we do not know if any records were kept of the maker

A good example is Whitney Navy #3110

We believe that this knife is likely a souvenir made on ship

which indicates it was issued to the 23rd Light Dragoons

The hammer holds correctly at half cock

Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol - Dated 1944 MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock though we do not knowOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a 22mm parachute flare signal pistol Sedgley Signal Pistol, Mark 5. 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 for the US Navy, for the Bureau