Commercial 1,5" signal gun

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Commercial 1,5" signal gun

Post by hotto » Thu 25 Jul 2019, 19:16

This is a commercial signal pistol from before the gun law of 1997. This gun was primarily used for the distress equipment of oceangoing vessels. The manufacturer is unknown. The production was stopped in 1997 or 1998. The pictured weapon was proofed in 1983 in Birmingham.
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Caliber 1 ½ in.
Total length 230 mm
Barrel length 115 mm
Weight 1100 g

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Re: Commercial 1,5" signal gun

Post by hotto » Thu 25 Jul 2019, 19:19

Here the other pictures
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Re: Commercial 1,5" signal gun

Post by hotto » Thu 25 Jul 2019, 21:14

B-17-1.jpg
and here the last Pic
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Re: Commercial 1,5" signal gun

Post by AlanD » Sat 27 Jul 2019, 08:55

I have never seen this type before.
As you say it has Birmingham proof marks.
Do you know what county this was made in bearing in mind the manufacturer is unknown?

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