Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol - Dated 1942 Empire Edged Weapons held in place by the

held in place by the correct black buttons

This trend

it was decided that a ball finial should replace the spike (ostensibly to protect horses from injury)

over a large pocket

It has an overall fair/good metal finish with barrel proofs still present

Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol - Dated 1942 Empire Edged Weapons held in place by theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good 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 complement 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 the Bureau