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Naval Lieutenant Edward Very

A group of British soldiers clown for the camera, ca. 1916. The soldier wearing a captured German helmet is also holding an Austrian Hebel Pattern flare pistol. Flare guns were valuable to both sides during WWI, being used by aviators, ground troops, and naval forces to illuminate, communicate, and signal — roles that signal guns fulfill to this day.
Firearms and Ordnance

They lit up the night: Military "Very Pistols" of WWI and WWII

By Chris WilliamDec 22, 2021

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