Original British WWII Webley No.1 Mk.5 Flare Signal Pistol with Aluminum Grip & Cut-Down Barrel - Serial 029699 Manufacture Type_Original Items most likely rayon or another

most likely rayon or another type of faux silk

if not all featured insignia made by local tailors (most often referred to as “incountry” made)

with the substantial guard

it redeployed to Japan on 26 June 1951 where it became a strategic reserve but returned to Korea on 24 May 1952 to assist in the suppression of the prisoner rebellion at the Geoje POW Camp where prisoners had forcibly seized and held Brigadier General Francis Dodd

The Gew 98 was used by support troops and in garrison and remained in service to the end of the war in 1945

Original British WWII Webley No.1 Mk.5 Flare Signal Pistol with Aluminum Grip & Cut-Down Barrel - Serial 029699 Manufacture Type_Original Items most likely rayon or anotherOriginal Item: Only one available. The No. 1 Mk. 5 signal pistol closely follows the design of the classic WWI Brass Webley & Scott MkIII* flare pistol, with the distinctive flared muzzle. However instead of brass, for WWII Steel flare pistols were the norm, a much more sturdy metal when used in the field. This example has had the flared muzzle cut down to make the pistol smaller. This example is in good condition, with very nice aluminum grips with