Original British WWI 1918 Dated MkIII* Webley & Scott Brass Flare Signal Pistol - Matching Serial 96715 Knives & Daggers The helmet is topped by

The helmet is topped by a partly nickel plated spike with two ventilation holes and a spike mounting base in the oval shape used by the heavy cavalry

The belt is marked size 36

and the original "feldgrau" paint can be seen underneath

Army Air Service usage

with just a relatively small chip near the cross guard on the obverse

Original British WWI 1918 Dated MkIII* Webley & Scott Brass Flare Signal Pistol - Matching Serial 96715 Knives & Daggers The helmet is topped byOriginal Item: Only one available. This is a very nice Great War produced example of the English military Mark III* flare pistol, as issued and used during the last part of World War I. This particular pistol was upgraded to III* during the interwar period, when it was still in service, and was probably still in use during WWII. Not Available for Export. The Mark III signal pistol was adopted in 1911, as an improved version of the earlier Mark II