Flare Pistols

The stainless steel German Navy SLD (Signal und Leucht Doppelschussmodel - "signal and light double shot model) was adopted by the Kreigsmarine in 1936 and was used to the end of WWII. Approximately 4,000 were made by Walther. They were issued to battleships and U-Boats. In addition, Walther made a handful of similar single barrel signal pistols. This like new very rare gun is one of those....

The stainless steel German Navy SLD (Signal und Leucht Doppelschussmodel - "signal and light double shot model) was adopted by the Kreigsmarine in 1936 and was used to the end of WWII. Approximately 4,000 were made by Walther. They were issued to battleships and U-Boats. The overall length of this large pistol is approx. 14". The 9.125" round 26.5mm barrels have excellent bores with the left...