French 25mm model 1917 Flare Pistol
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01. Original name | M1917 Flare Pistol | |
05. Designed by | Chobert | |
02. Other official names | French MECANICARM M1917 | |
06. Design date | 1917 | |
10. Mechanism | Thumb cocked hammer, spur trigger, single action operation. Steel barrel latch on LHS rotates 180 to open barrel; no extractor. | |
08. Adopted by | French forces; an all steel version used by Finnish Army during WW2 | |
11. Weight | 2.75lb / 1.2kg | |
04. Chamberings | 25mm | |
13. Practicality in action | Cut outs each side of chamber to assist manual extraction |
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