Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol - Dated 1944 Military Books & Documents and most that we have

and most that we have seen originate from the German regions of Europe

and measures approximately 12 3/4" x 9 1/8"

- Medal ribbon bar with three campaign stars on the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal and multiple other medal ribbons for WWII and after

The US Navy and Marine Corps continued to use the

it is nice to see a hewer with this kind of preservation to the hilt as the base metal is pot metal and often the plating did not hold up well

Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol - Dated 1944 Military Books & Documents and most that we haveOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of a 22mm parachute flare signal pistol Sedgley Signal Pistol, Mark 5. 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 signal pistols for the US Navy, for the Bureau