Nice M3 Flare Pistol, 8th Air Force ~ 1944 $175 plus shipping(U.S. Only) Used to signal presence of wounded airmen on board of inbound B-17s and other 8th Air Force aircraft during World War II. Solid example in good overall condition with slight nicks to the butt where airman used it to hammer something. Even overall patina and a stone cold relic of America's part in the battle for control of the air over Europe.