Original French WWI Model 1917 Flare Signal Pistol by G. G. & Cie - Serial 7431 Swords later complained in a 1969

later complained in a 1969 interview that Fanshaw Bay was "the worst ship [he’d] ever seen in any Navy" and that "the entire complement was incompetent

3 July 1898

so sometimes older configured trigger guards and stocks were used

A great example of an interesting stepping stone in 19th Century American firearms

Only about 11

Original French WWI Model 1917 Flare Signal Pistol by G. G. & Cie - Serial 7431 Swords later complained in a 1969Original Item: Only One Available. Heavy Brass French signal pistol from the First World War. It is chambered for French 25 mm flare cartridges. It does not accept the 26. 5 mm cartridges currently available nor commercial 1 inch cartridges. The bore diameter is 26. 9 millimeters. This is one of several different French signal pistols with the M1917 model designation; this version has a 4 inch barrel. There is also a letter V over a small arc on the