Original U.S. WWII 1 Inch Single Star Red Distress Flare Set- Inert MG 15 most Thompson enthusiasts never have

most Thompson enthusiasts never have an opportunity to see one

You receive the barrel with barrel jacket assembly and carrying handle

This is the entire works

The finish/color is "smooth gray-green" or "field-grau"

many cities operated their own law enforcement agencies long before the national system was ever established

Original U.S. WWII 1 Inch Single Star Red Distress Flare Set- Inert MG 15 most Thompson enthusiasts never haveOriginal Item: The U. S. nomenclature is SIGNAL, DISTRESS, 1 SINGLE STAR, RED, M73. U. S. aircraft during World War Two all carried life rafts for ditching at sea, and part of the life raft equipment included distress signal flares and a projector. The projector is a small steel tube with a spring loaded firing pin. This kind of device is much more compact for life raft packaging than a conventional flare pistol. The signals themselves were packed