Original British WWI & WWII 1918-Dated MkIII* Wolseley Brass Flare Gun - Serial 15647 War of 1812 During the winter of 1941/42

During the winter of 1941/42

This is a lovely Civil War Federal Spherical 42-Pounder iron cannonball

The brim has a lovely curve to it

It has a standard sighting telescope with two different sliding eyepieces

which was the last significant naval action of the Napoleonic Wars

Original British WWI & WWII 1918-Dated MkIII* Wolseley Brass Flare Gun - Serial 15647 War of 1812 During the winter of 1941/42Original 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. The Mark III signal pistol was adopted in 1911, as an improved version of the earlier Mark II pistol, which had been adopted