Original WWII-Era Romanian 26.5mm Signal Flare Pistol Serial 1761 - Dated 1945 Helmets and later that year placed

and later that year placed under the operational control of the 1st Cavalry Division

It features a 5 1/2 inch stainless steel blade

Ruptured Duck patch and Sterling Silver Combat Infantryman Badge (CBI)

There is a bit of powder burn near the breech

The rear AA sight may be a separate device that attaches to the receiver

Original WWII-Era Romanian 26.5mm Signal Flare Pistol Serial 1761 - Dated 1945 Helmets and later that year placedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Despite this being dated 1945 with the prefix of Me Ro and a serial 1761, this doesn't really tell us exactly the date of manufacture, since the end of the war in Europe came in May 1945. We assume however that this pistol was made after the liberation from NSDAP Germany, with whom they had been allied and then occupied by the Soviet Union. So we conclude this is a Soviet authorized Signal Pistol. It is constructed