Flare Gun Forum

The 1937 run of S/237is quite limited. I have registered #107 and #611.

The blued cleaning rod is really special! You never see them like that. Was that a Polizei spec?

Thanks! That backs up my theory that the "S237" and the duv 40 doesn't exist. Until further proof surfaces...

And a follow-up question: Has anyone seen a duv 40 marked Leuchtpistole?

I am writing on an article about the Leuchtpistole (Model Walther). The manufacturer Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik used the code "S/237" in 1937-38-39, until it changed in 1939 to "237". A rumour has been circulating that an intermediate code existed in use for a short time; &q...

The Baum Schrauben shown above are not "copies", but were not made for the flare gun. These were issued with the Scherenfernrohr 14 rabbit binoculars. Never seen the Swedish model before though, but the maker is a dead giveaway that it was issued with some kind of optic....

These are normally referred to as the "Pakistani made pouches". Often found on eBay.de sold by one dealer (rzm) over and over again. Even seen them with paintwork (whitewash and tan). Will not point out the details, but several of them are "off". The cleaning rod is a laugh, as a...

The part above the boxed WaA is unreadable, but would have been the three letter code and year of manufacture.

It is a WaA of the late-war variety. Square box, eagle to the left, WaA inspector number to the right. Normally found on cloth or Ersatz leather items late 1943 and forwards.

Not feeling bad my bid didn't make it anymore...