Flare Gun Forum

This survey is still active. The main reason for sending this post as that some people subscribe to it and I would like to advice that the forum is up and running again. After some administrative changes a couple of months ago it became impossible to submit a post, with the result there were no post...

All Its great to have the site up and running again. It was only when i went to post recently i found that I couldn't. Some sites have a facility for forum members to make a donation to help running costs. This may be a way of insuring regular maintenance is carried out. There is some great informat...

Great find, congratulations.

Regards

Alan

The marking appears on signal pistols made in Sydney, Australia, by the CSR or Colonial Sugar Refining Co. To the best of my knowledge nobody has discovered the meaning of the marking other than it is an ownership and/or inspection mark. I am keen to know any more about this mark as well! Regards Al...

In New South Wales the State where I live, no license is required to own a signal pistol, as its considered a safety item.

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AlanD
Sydney

Just noticed about 20 or so interesting signal pistols up for auction in Europe.

Here is the link.

https://www.dorotheum.com/en/a/77152/#7178974

Regards

AlanD

Just posted on the Gunboards Forum, a Chubb serial number 1034, dated 1916.

This is the highest serial number observed so far and puts pay to the theory that the second contract may have been a duplicate of the first contract for 500 pistols, from the Ministry of Munitions

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AlanD

I do not think W.S.W stands for William Shermully, as you say they did not make flare guns in the Great War. I did consult a book in the library of the Royal Armouries which is a directory of several thousand engineering firms who made things under contract for the War Office, Ministry of Munitions ...

Seasons Greetings to all.

Looking forward to the New Year and plenty of posts on the forum.

Alan David

Excellent collection. Could not see them all, perhaps post a few of the more interesting ones on this forum?

Regards

AlanD