Gun, flare
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 1.50 IN.
- DATE
- 1943
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1970.1149.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Pistol Pyrotechnic M-8
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- E-061609 6B/1
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ PLASTIC HANDLE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 18.5 cm
- Width
- 8.5 cm
- Height
- 23.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Aviation armament
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
FLARE GUN USED BY RCF DURING WWII - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ABOVE BUTT INSIDE A TRIANGLE THERE IS IN A DIAMOND FORMATION 'CECV'/ IN ADDITION '1943 US PROPERTY PISTOL PYROTECHNIC M-8'/ ALL IS INCISED/ ON BUTT 'SERIAL NO. E-061609 6B/1'
- Missing
- From CA of 12/07/1998 by Gordon Perrault: No - flare removed and missing from chamber - pistol appears complete
- Finish
- BLACK VARNISH FOR HANDLE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Gun, flare, circa 1943, Artifact no. 1970.1149, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1970.1149.001/
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