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MarkC

03-04-2019 08:15 PM

Flare Gun Unit Marking

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It has been a while since I posted here but figured the collective group can help me identify this unit marking on a police starburst K flare gun I picked up at the recent SOS.

It is marked M.G.D.9

I know it is a machine gun unit but what is the D?

Dusseldorf? or something else?

Thanks!

Mark

MarkC

03-05-2019 12:37 PM

One of the collectors on another forum has given me the true meaning. It is a Prussian Police marking from a 1934/5 contract.

Mecklenberg Gendarmerie District 9

It is explained in a German Language book "Dienstwaffen der deutschen Polizei und Gendarmerie, 1919-1933"

sheepherder

03-05-2019 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkC (Post 323735)

One of the collectors on another forum has given me the true meaning...

That sounds like 'signalman' from Still's forum on Gunboards. I think I read that he was breaking up his flare gun collection. It may have been he from whom you bought that flare gun. :)

MarkC

03-05-2019 02:38 PM

I bought the gun from Howard (Signalman) when I saw him in Louisville. It is my understanding that there are very few of this variation out there.

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