Original U.S. WWII Navy 37mm Sedgley Mark IV Signal Pistol dated 1943 Miscellaneous Gun Parts MEISTERSCH

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and some of the dome screws))

Masses more information can be found about such pre Brown Bess Muskets in the wonderful book- 'MUSKETS OF THE REVOLUTION' by Bill Ahern

It is the standard double ammunition chest M1916 and was originally used as a supplementary chest with the Maxim MG 08 and MG 08/15

possibly during the very end of WWII when every possible resource was used

Original U.S. WWII Navy 37mm Sedgley Mark IV Signal Pistol dated 1943 Miscellaneous Gun Parts MEISTERSCHOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a 37mm parachute flare signal pistol, a Sedgley Flare Signal Pistol, Mark IV. 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 signals pistols for the US Navy: for