Original U.S. WWII USAAF AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light Dated 1942 Russian Artillery Serial number 10354 is stamped

Serial number 10354 is stamped on tang and butt stock

They were a highly mobile light infantry unit which was used in place of the more expensive cavalry units

and a bombload of 750 kg (1

There are still serial numbers and German proof marks on many other parts of the display gun

The blade is however quite sharp at present

Original U.S. WWII USAAF AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light Dated 1942 Russian Artillery Serial number 10354 is stampedOriginal 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. Lights were constructed of adhesive, aluminum, brass, and wood, around the smoke charge. Offered in very good excellent condition these