Original U.S. WWII USAAF AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light Dated 1943 Receiver Top Cover The excellent condition blade is

The excellent condition blade is bright throughout

The top of the recorder is marked:

like the Zulus to whom they are closely related

The S stamped between the pistol grip and butt stock indicates manufacture by the Savage firearms company

[MADE BY]AMES MFG [Co]CHICOPEEMASS

Original U.S. WWII USAAF AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light Dated 1943 Receiver Top Cover The excellent condition blade isOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a fantastic hand WWII AN Mark 4 Aircraft Night Signal Float Light. The float light was a smoke producing flare designed to be dropped by an aircraft over open water for drift sighting during the day or night. This type would have been used from the late 1930s through World War II. The round is stamped on the wood: SIGNAL, DRIFT, NIGHT AN MARK 4 LOT NO. 158 9 43 TRIUMPH EXPLOSIVES INC BILL Lights were constructed