Original U.S. WWII Navy 37mm Sedgley Mark IV Signal Pistol dated 1943 Original Machine Gun Part Sets It does show considerable powder

It does show considerable powder burn and corrosion on the barrel near the cap nipple

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Original U.S. WWII Navy 37mm Sedgley Mark IV Signal Pistol dated 1943 Original Machine Gun Part Sets It does show considerable powderOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a 37mm parachute flare signal pistol, a Sedgley Flare Signal Pistol, Mark IV. As part of consolidated wartime efforts, lifeboats for all sea going Merchant Marine vessels were to have a standard compliment of emergency provisions overseen by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). They in turn had direct coordination with the US Navy. Sedgley made two signals pistols for the US Navy: for