Original French WWI Model 1917 Flare Signal Pistol marked Méchanicarm - Serial 10342 Stocks They are made of the

They are made of the very best materials—picked ashen shafts and steel of the first quality

- Original Officer Peaked Visor "crush" cap with initials on sweatband

or use in reenactment

the real thing was then mounted on the aircraft and said pilot was sent into battle)

and only some negligible staining of the cloth and lining

Original French WWI Model 1917 Flare Signal Pistol marked Méchanicarm - Serial 10342 Stocks They are made of theOriginal 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