Original U.S. WWII M8 Pyrotechnic 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by Eureka Vacuum With Early Holster - Serial E-130742 British Uniform and is still used in

and is still used in lighter-weight applications such as the Stingray light tank and the Stryker Mobile Gun System as well as older MBTs

The COLTS PATENT marking is still visible on the left side of the frame

The rifle was then converted to the Snider system in Kathmandu Nepal at the NAKKU Arsenal

It is clearly marked H-M-S NEPTUNE 1797 on the top

so this revolver was probably mace around 1857

Original U.S. WWII M8 Pyrotechnic 37mm Flare Signal Pistol by Eureka Vacuum With Early Holster - Serial E-130742 British Uniform and is still used inOriginal Item: Only One Available. Very nice condition 37mm big bore signal pistol of WW2. 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: EC V C1943U. S. PROPERTYPISTOL PYROTECHNIC M 8 The abbreviation at the top indicates manufacture by Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Co., one of several contractors employed to make these pistols. This example is