Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol with Holster - dated 1944 Brunswick Rifle One engineer was wounded and

One engineer was wounded and twenty four Germans were captured

the troop-laden ships slipped out of Weymouth harbor and headed for the beaches of Normandy

The grenade body still retains some of the original black paint with the red paint on the top

very possibly the Gunsmith whose name appears on the barrel:-

Original WWII U.S. Navy 10 Gauge Sedgley Mark 5 Signal Flare Pistol with Holster - dated 1944 Brunswick Rifle One engineer was wounded andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a 22mm parachute flare Sedgley Signal Pistol, Mark 5, complete with a holster and cartridge belt, which are stored in a shoulder pouch. 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