Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol - Dated 1943 - Markings Scrubbed U.S. Field Gear There is also some tearing

There is also some tearing and / or moth damage on the very edge on the back

After 1940

and is now rust seized to the head

There are no maker or size markings in the jacket we could find

Scotty lined them up

Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol - Dated 1943 - Markings Scrubbed U.S. Field Gear There is also some tearingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition 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 compliment of emergency provisions overseen by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). They in turn had direct coordination with the US Navy. Sedgley made two signals pistols for the US Navy, for