Original Dutch Napoleonic Flintlock Naval Pistol marked to Ship Staaten Generaal, Antwerpen - circa 1790 U.S. Flare Guns looks almost new

looks almost new

Shortened number 782 is on the other smaller components

snaps or buttons that allow it to be fastened about the waist

The brass numeral long since gone

Some signal lamps are mounted on the mastheads of ships while some small hand-held versions are also used

Original Dutch Napoleonic Flintlock Naval Pistol marked to Ship Staaten Generaal, Antwerpen - circa 1790 U.S. Flare Guns looks almost newOriginal Item: Only One Available. Belgium as we know it today was only established in 1830, when the population rebelled against Dutch rule. Prior to that, most of the country had been known as Flanders and other local areas, which were possessions of Spain, France and Holland over the prior several hundreds of years. Belgium was an Industrial powerhouse with its great capacity coming from the City of Lige, where gun making was a key industry