US 37-mm Single-Star White Parachute Flare 17th Century HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SEVENTH

HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SEVENTH REGIMENT

two companies of the 2nd Royal Hampshires and a company of the 1st Dublins

from 1935 to 1945

The design parameters were very ambitious

US 37-mm Single-Star White Parachute Flare 17th Century HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SEVENTHOriginal Item: The US nomenclature is #52 WHITE STAR PARACHUTE SIGNAL. This was the standard ship board signal of World War Two. The flare cartridge is 7. 25 inches (185 mm) long. It is fired from a long barreled 37 mm signal pistol. The long barrel was required for the proper functioning of the flare cartridge. The white star parachute flare is EXTREMELY RARE. Not guaranteed to ignite.