Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol with Holster - dated 1944 Brunswick Rifle center-swell grip features bridle leather

center-swell grip features bridle leather wrap in fair original condition with definite wear and hardening of the leather

Every MKIV Martini-Henry rifle bears a date within the 1880's

very possibly the Gunsmith whose name appears on the barrel:-

One engineer was wounded and twenty four Germans were captured

The battalion returned to Marine Corps Base Quantico on June 19

Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol with Holster - dated 1944 Brunswick Rifle center-swell grip features bridle leatherOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a 22mm parachute flare Sedgley Signal Pistol, Mark 5, complete with a holster and cartridge belt, which are stored in a shoulder pouch. As part of consolidated wartime efforts, lifeboats for all sea going Merchant Marine vessels were to have a standard compliment of emergency provisions overseen by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). They in turn had direct coordination with the US