Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol - Dated 1944 Military Books & Documents some time ago

some time ago

Many were later converted to allow for use with the American 30 Cal Browning

- Medal ribbon bar with three campaign stars on the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal and multiple other medal ribbons for WWII and after

This looks to be an early pattern tag

The US Navy and Marine Corps continued to use the

Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol - Dated 1944 Military Books & Documents some time agoOriginal 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