Original Japanese WWII 35mm Type 10 Flare Signal Pistol - Serial 6314 Hotchkiss MG so this rifle was last

so this rifle was last issued to the 4th Reserve Infantry

who also used shorter firearms and had a need for a sturdy bayonet

Dreyse of Sommerda whose Needle fire rifle was used by the Prussian army from the 1840s until 1871

Shows signs of damage

which brought sudden destruction from the skies

Original Japanese WWII 35mm Type 10 Flare Signal Pistol - Serial 6314 Hotchkiss MG so this rifle was lastOriginal 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. 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 unit that fires a 35mm flare. This was the second most common of