Original Japanese WWII 35mm Type 10 Flare Signal Pistol - Serial 6854 MG 15 On 12 June 1942

On 12 June 1942

dated 1861

Ireland in 1771

while the right grip still has the ghost of a cartouche

The barrel and receiver bear serial number 5983 on the left hand side

Original Japanese WWII 35mm Type 10 Flare Signal Pistol - Serial 6854 MG 15 On 12 June 1942Original Item: Only one Available. This is a very nice example of the Japanese 35mm Type 10 Flare Signal pistol, the mainstay of the Imperial Japanese Army during WWII. The designation comes from the year it was introduced, 1921, which the Japanese called Taisho 10 (the tenth year of the Taisho Emperor's reign, Hirohito's father). It is a single shot, single barrel, double action only unit that fires a 35mm flare. This was the second most common of