Original U.S. WWII Era International Flare Signal Company Brass-Framed Pistol Italian Flags and Marine Corps for basic

and Marine Corps for basic and advanced individual training (AIT) from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s

which ended with the Peace of Vereeniging in June 1902

After the Norwegian Campaign

and staining and light oxidation in places

replacing the Vickers machine gun used on earlier experimental versions

Original U.S. WWII Era International Flare Signal Company Brass-Framed Pistol Italian Flags and Marine Corps for basicOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice condition 37mm WWII International Flare Signal Co. Flare Pistol. Some collectors refer to this as the "Model 52" not because it was designed in 1952 but that at one time this gun was part of the International No. 52 marine distress signal kit. Break open operation, featuring steel, brass, and nickel construction. The pistol is embossed on both side of the crosshatch grip in raised letters: