Original Russian Soviet WWII OSP-26 Model 1926 Flare Signal Pistol Feed Block Assembly 36th Field Artillery Regiment

36th Field Artillery Regiment

which is flattened or pressed together at the upper end

It is flanked by an Air Force (Luftwaffe) "droop tail" eagle insignia on the right and an NSDAP Reichsadler on the left

notably the French F1 grenade

The first military issue model was the M1928A1

Original Russian Soviet WWII OSP-26 Model 1926 Flare Signal Pistol Feed Block Assembly 36th Field Artillery RegimentOriginal Item: Only One Available. The OSP 26 or Model 1926 Soviet flare gun was developed at the Izhevsk Weapons Factory (aka Izhevsk Arsenal) by lead designer V. Fedorov. The Izhevsk Triangle with arrow logo is marked on the top of this flare gun. The OSP 26 was in heavy use for more than 30 years and for a time was the most common signal pistol of Red Army in WWII. It was used in the Soviet Japan conflict, Soviet Finnish Winter War and during WW2.