German Signal Pistol
Hebel Model 1894. Signal pistols like this were used by both sides in the war. In a time when communication by radio was in it's infancy, the easiest way to relay messages to entrenched troops was to fire a sequence of coloured flares as messages. They could also fire white flares which would illuminate parts of the battlefield.
Object no :
EAAM124a, b
Collection :
Creator :
Hebel
Place of Production :
Germany
Dimensions :
26.5mm caliber, 14 inches in overall length
Materials :
steel with wooden handle
Location :
NA
Accession number :
MA/H78
Copyright :
East Ayrshire Council
