Original U.S. WWII M8 Pyrotechnic 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by McInerney Spring & Wire Co. WWII Barrel Length: 3 5/8 inches

Barrel Length: 3 5/8 inches

Technology: Transistorized except for vacuum tube 2DF4 in the transmitter power amplifier

which we have made no attempt to polish out

with an Allin conversion hammer and tumbler

Original U.S. WWII M8 Pyrotechnic 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by McInerney Spring & Wire Co. WWII Barrel Length: 3 5/8 inchesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice condition M8 37mm big bore signal pistol, as used during WWII. The barrel has studs for attachment to a flare port in the fuselage of large aircraft such as bombers. The right side of the frame is marked inside a triangle: M S W C U. S. PROPERTY PISTOL PYROTECHNIC M 8 The abbreviation at the top indicates manufacture by McInerney Spring & Wire Co., one of several contractors employed to make these