{"product_id":"original-wwii-german-wehrmacht-leuchtpistol-42-265mm-signal-flare-pistol-mil0042","title":"Original WWII German Wehrmacht Leuchtpistol 42 26.5mm Signal Flare Pistol","description":"\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eCompletely original German WWII manufacture and in very good, complete condition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eOriginal red Bakelite ribbed grip panels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eZinc-finished steel construction. Most of the finish is intact, though they have been arsenal repaired at least once, as the serial numbers on the barrel and frame do not match.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eBears the original German maker code, \u003cem\u003eeuh\u003c\/em\u003e, that stands for \u003cem\u003eC. u. W. Meinel-Scholer, Klingenthal in Sachsen\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eCaptured along with many others by the British at the end of WWII, who then supplied them to Israel, who marked them 1\" in a circle over ‚óä√ª‚óä√ª 25, for 25mm (in Hebrew). There, they saw service in the Middle Eastern campaigns of the 1960s and 1970s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eSubsequently sold as surplus on the world market and imported into the United States.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThis is a very hard-to-find WWII item with a fascinating history.\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Centerfire Systems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52668692234562,"sku":"MIL0042","price":149.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0997\/7921\/5682\/files\/getimage__67401.1697572737.1280.1280.jpg?v=1774274366","url":"https:\/\/centerfiresystems.com\/products\/original-wwii-german-wehrmacht-leuchtpistol-42-265mm-signal-flare-pistol-mil0042","provider":"Centerfire Systems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}