Original Japanese WWII 35mm Type 10 Flare Signal Pistol with Shoulder Holster & Takedown Tool - Serial 4923 MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets records were not maintained

records were not maintained

but some goggles show storage age with minor surface rust

KG 51 supported German forces during the Battle of Dunkirk and flew missions along the Franco-Swiss border

although operational rate of fire was less intense to avoid damage to the firing tube

18 (May 29

Original Japanese WWII 35mm Type 10 Flare Signal Pistol with Shoulder Holster & Takedown Tool - Serial 4923 MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets records were not maintainedOriginal Item: Only one Available. This is a very nice example of the Japanese 35mm Type 10 Flare Signal pistol, the mainstay of the Imperial Japanese Army during WWII, complete with its shoulder holster and take down tool screwdriver. The designation comes from the year it was introduced, 1921, which the Japanese called Taisho 10 (the tenth year of the Taisho Emperor's reign, Hirohito's father). It is a single shot, single barrel, double action only