United States Army Air Forces Type AN-M8 Flare pistol; stamped aluminum frame; black Bakelite (plastic) pistol grip; steel hinged 37mm breech loading barrel; thumb barrel release and gun cock handle on top; stamped letter manufacturer data on frame (see marks for full text). Created by 2015 NASM Mass Digitization Production Project (Ortery system) Date Created 12/02/2015 Source National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Keywords Aviation; Equipment; World War II Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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