^Lot 761 Remington MK III Flare Pistol

This pistol is manually operated, hammer-fired, single-shot signal pistol with a hinged barrel. The flare pistol has no mounted sights on it. The pistol is made of a 9" long, tapered, dull iron smooth-bore barrel and a dull brass frame with a two-piece plain walnut pistol grip. The pistol has a large screw on the left side of the frame, which acts as a barrel release latch. The pistol has a squared-off butt and is fired by a spur-type trigger, with no trigger guard. There is non-slip checkering located on the thumb pull-back on the hammer and on the spur trigger. In good condition.