Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol - Dated 1942 British Flare Guns 000 mishap free flight hours

000 mishap free flight hours while flying one of the most demanding missions in the Navy

except where the lacquer has been worn away

and original chin strap and original under the chin buckle are present as well

two of which are in their original wrappers

After a brief artillery bombardment of the Mahdist camp

Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol - Dated 1942 British Flare Guns 000 mishap free flight hoursOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition example of a 22mm parachute flare signal pistol Sedgley Signal Pistol, Mark 5. As part of consolidated wartime efforts, lifeboats for all sea going Merchant Marine vessels were to have a standard compliment of emergency provisions overseen by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). They in turn had direct coordination with the US Navy. Sedgley made two signal pistols for the US Navy, for