Original U.S. WWII M8 Pyrotechnic 1943 Dated 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by Eureka Vacuum - Serial E-090579 Military Flare Guns the real thing caused endless

the real thing caused endless problems

possibly used in movies and plays

Opening to display a mirror in the lid and a lower lidded compartment to hold the powder sponge

The opening pages appear to begin around 1934-195 and show images of vacations in the Alps most of the photos in opening 10 pages have hand written captions

they were using a friction-style knife popular with divers in the 19th and 20th centuries

Original U.S. WWII M8 Pyrotechnic 1943 Dated 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by Eureka Vacuum - Serial E-090579 Military Flare Guns the real thing caused endlessOriginal 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: E C C V 1943 U. S. PROPERTY PISTOL 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