Original French WWI Model 1917 Flare Signal Pistol Russian Army All three iron sling guides

All three iron sling guides are still present

Java's crew was taken prisoner and put aboard the Constitution in the hold

The optics appear clear and it has a sliding internal lens cover on the eye piece

and a very interesting history

with worn Olive Drab Webbing secured by “A”-Washers with 1 missing

Original French WWI Model 1917 Flare Signal Pistol Russian Army All three iron sling guidesOriginal Item: Only One Available. Heavy Brass French signal pistol from the First World War. It is chambered for French 25 mm flare cartridges. It does not accept the 26. 5 mm cartridges currently available nor commercial 1 inch cartridges. The bore diameter is 26. 9 millimeters. This is one of several different French signal pistols with the M1917 model designation; this version has a 4 inch barrel. There is also a letter V over a small arc on the