Original German WWII Flare Pistol Cartridge Bakelite Canister - Red Hand Select:No Officially obsoleted in 1954

Officially obsoleted in 1954

62×51mm NATO cartridge and modified to feed from the magazine for the L1 (Commonwealth version of the FN FAL) rifle as the L4 light machine gun

some of these trial samples were used in combat by airborne troops at Arnhem and elsewhere

magazine and Cup Buttplate with Shoulder Rest of the very early war years

5 cm Nebelwerfer rockets (container is empty

Original German WWII Flare Pistol Cartridge Bakelite Canister - Red Hand Select:No Officially obsoleted in 1954Original Item: German WW2 signal pistol cartridge canister, constructed of black Bakelite (or Vascelite) with screw top and waterproof seal designed to hold five 27mm flare cartridges (star shells). Bakelite marked with maker codes. Nicely marked paper labels with wartime dates and varying batch (rate) numbers. Red star label (for red colored flares). Unissued condition having been in storage for over 70 years.