Original Russian Soviet WWII OSP-26 Model 1926 Flare Signal Pistol Category_MG 42 Accessories King George VI

King George VI

Medal of Honor recipient

92 x 57 mm cartridges in an original 50-round belt and starter tab

had participated in the first American flag-raising earlier that day

The steel shell is stamped S 3C indicating Schlueter manufacture and dating from 1943

Original Russian Soviet WWII OSP-26 Model 1926 Flare Signal Pistol Category_MG 42 Accessories King George VIOriginal Item: Only One Available. The OSP 26 or Model 1926 Soviet flare gun was developed at the Izhevsk Weapons Factory (aka Izhevsk Arsenal) by lead designer V. Fedorov. The Izhevsk Triangle with arrow logo is marked on the top of this flare gun. The OSP 26 was in heavy use for more than 30 years and for a time was the most common signal pistol of Red Army in WWII. It was used in the Soviet Japan conflict, Soviet Finnish Winter War and during WW2.