My collector buddy stopped by today with this

gunbugs · 11-24-2017, 11:38 PM

This was pretty cool. The Germans had too much time on their hands.

sheepherder · 11-25-2017, 12:32 AM

Flare pistol modified to shoot rifle grenades???

gunnertwo · 11-25-2017, 12:51 AM

That’s very rare and expensive. I don’t see a Z marking on the side of the flare pistol. Probably a normal FP with the shoulder stock.

G2

gunbugs · 11-25-2017, 02:32 AM

Apparently the Germans used regular flare pistols, and manufactured the folding stock and clamp on sight arrangement, so you could fire anti personnel or anti tank grenades. It took my friend a long time to come up with all the correct original parts.

Peter S · 11-25-2017, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunbugs

Apparently the Germans used regular flare pistols, and manufactured the folding stock and clamp on sight arrangement, so you could fire anti personnel or anti tank grenades. It took my friend a long time to come up with all the correct original parts.

No, they didn't use a regular flare pistol with this rig. They used a "Z" pistol which is a flare pistol that has a rifled barrel.

Neil Young · 11-25-2017, 09:20 AM

I'm liking the disc sander.

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gunnertwo User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 642 Thanks: 854 Thanked 957 Times in 373 Posts	That’s very rare and expensive. I don’t see a Z marking on the side of the flare pistol. Probably a normal FP with the shoulder stock. G2

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gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 681 Thanks: 375 Thanked 1,227 Times in 414 Posts	Apparently the Germans used regular flare pistols, and manufactured the folding stock and clamp on sight arrangement, so you could fire anti personnel or anti tank grenades. It took my friend a long time to come up with all the correct original parts.