U.S. WW2 Dummy M73 Red Distress Flare: Marked Receiver Top Cover Perhaps London in the 1770s

Perhaps London in the 1770s and 1780s was not so removed from the Wild West after all

which was designed for muzzle-loading cannon that had been modified by cutting three deep rifling grooves into the bore

Offered in nearly unissued condition but will show minor storage age

would not work so firing was by a small trigger mechanism at the breech

U.S. WW2 Dummy M73 Red Distress Flare: Marked Receiver Top Cover Perhaps London in the 1770sOriginal Item: These dummy signal flares were assembled from empty cartridge cases originally manufactured during WW2. They are completely inert and have a red closing disk as they did originally. These were issued for use by aircrew waiting for rescue, and were usually stored in the life raft. Marked as follows: SIGNAL, DISTRESS, 1? SINGLE STAR, RED, M73 [ordnance bomb symbol, lot number and date] Caliber is 1 inch, and the overall length is about 2.