Original U.S. WWII USAAF AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light Dated 1943 Antique Shotguns It was destroyed at 20:02

It was destroyed at 20:02 hours on the night of 15/16 October 1944

The M43 Einheitsmütze (Unit Cap) is a variety of "Ski Cap" and was based on the Bergmütze (Mountain Hat) used by Austrian and German Gebirgsjäger (Mountain Troops) during WWI

The remainder is a round wooden haft

The shoulder insignia is for the III Amphibious Group

where it was shaped into a point to form a skull crusher

Original U.S. WWII USAAF AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light Dated 1943 Antique Shotguns It was destroyed at 20:02Original Item: One of a kind. This is a fantastic hand WWII AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light. The float light was a smoke producing flare designed to be dropped by an aircraft over open water for drift sighting during the day or night. This type would have been used from the late 1930s through World War II. The round is stamped on the wood: SIGNAL, DRIFT, NIGHT AN MARK 4 LOT NO. 158 9 43 TRIUMPH EXPLOSIVES INC BILL Lights were constructed