Deactivated WWII No2 MK5 Flare Pistol

This is a WWII British Military marked No2 MK5 1inch flare pistol with barrel lockig lug. It is Broad arrow stamped, and has a very low serial number of just 2011. It has a locking lug on the end of the barrel so it could be locked into a firing/locating bracket before being fired from an aircraft or armoured fighting vehicle. During the war they were issued to the RAF, Navy and the Army.

 

Deactivated with a working action it can be cocked, stripped and dry fired.