Original U.S. Post WWII Polished VK-M12 Van Karner Chemical Arms Co. Brass Flare Signal Pistol - dated 1946 Japanese Navy The British Army formally adopted

The British Army formally adopted the Vickers gun as its standard machine gun on 26 November 1912

The leather is still mostly supple

indicating the year the shell was made

Blue Denim”

It has a very fine quality police officer eagle aluminum wappen (front plate) with aluminum Feldzeichen cockade (often missing) and black leather chinstrap

Original U.S. Post WWII Polished VK-M12 Van Karner Chemical Arms Co. Brass Flare Signal Pistol - dated 1946 Japanese Navy The British Army formally adoptedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great example of a rare VK M12 37mm Flare Signal Pistol, made in 1946 by the Van Karner Chemical Arms Co. These are similar to other examples made by International Flare Pistol Co., however the grip is much more swept back. The design is covered under U. S. Patent 2,433,309, which was applied for on March 23 1944 and granted in 1947. It is also made almost entirely of brass, with other parts made of what