Original Russian Soviet WWII OSP-26 Model 1926 Flare Signal Pistol Category_MG 42 Accessories as "Reproduction Forbidden" is printed

as "Reproduction Forbidden" is printed to the side of the image

The steel shell is stamped S 3C indicating Schlueter manufacture and dating from 1943

The 2nd Platoon sustained two casualties

92 x 57 mm cartridges in an original 50-round belt and starter tab

has a black knot to front mounted with a brass King's Crown Badge with a black horse hair plume

Original Russian Soviet WWII OSP-26 Model 1926 Flare Signal Pistol Category_MG 42 Accessories as "Reproduction Forbidden" is printedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The OSP 26 or Model 1926 Soviet flare gun was developed at the Izhevsk Weapons Factory (aka Izhevsk Arsenal) by lead designer V. Fedorov. The Izhevsk Triangle with arrow logo is marked on the top of this flare gun. The OSP 26 was in heavy use for more than 30 years and for a time was the most common signal pistol of Red Army in WWII. It was used in the Soviet Japan conflict, Soviet Finnish Winter War and during WW2.