Original U.S. WWII International Flare Signal Company Brass-Framed Pistol - Dated Dec. 1943 U.S. Edged Weapons Commissioned in the Field Artillery

Commissioned in the Field Artillery upon graduating from West Point in 1919

Of good size

Marshall and Gurwit were all later awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their efforts to save the plane and crew

Extremely elegant this

Original U.S. WWII International Flare Signal Company Brass-Framed Pistol - Dated Dec. 1943 U.S. Edged Weapons Commissioned in the Field ArtilleryOriginal Item: Only One Available. Wonderful 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: INTERNATIONAL