Flare gun questions

[fordmech00]

I acquired this Walther flare gun but know nothing about it. Was wondering what markings mean and poss. a manufacture date. It looks like a previous owner put a brass sleeve in the barrel.

[bergler]

what a nice example of an early walther flare gun in steel with long barrel. the exact model is lp26, for it was introduced in 1926. manufacturing date ... between 1926 and 1934. the n4002 number is a requisition number from the german luftwaffe. congratulations to this beauty!

[Bob Hritz]

Beautiful flare pistol. I would love to find one in that condition with those Luft markings.

Bob Hritz

[Wilhelm]

That is nice looking. Will the brass sleeve slide out of the bore?
Wilhelm

[JoeW]

That is nice looking. Will the brass sleeve slide out of the bore?
Wilhelm

Fordmech00, I hope that brass sleeve comes out. I have a bad feeling that the thing will chamber a no-no cartridge.

[BrunoH]

Hi,

Nice condition flare guns !!!
As other members, if you can slide out the brass sleeve slide, what is it looking like ? Same length as the barrel itself (so, maybe reduction purpose) ? Or like the sleeve that can be found for Sturmpistole ?

Regards

[fordmech00]

The brass sleeve runs the entire length of the barrel, and looks to be pressed in.

[Bob Hritz]

Is the sleeve rifled? If not, I would suggest you remove it to avoid having a short barrel shotgun which is prohibited by the NFA. In either case, the conversion of a flare piston to a cartridge firing arm is highly illegal without federal manufacturers license paperwork.

The easy way is to remove the sleeve to avoid potential problems,

Bob Hritz

[Bob Hritz]

If the sleeve is just press fit, you can pack the barrel with dry ice, which will slightly shrink it and it should be able to be tapped out using a wooden dowel and a mallet.

Bob hritz

[fordmech00]

If the sleeve is just press fit, you can pack the barrel with dry ice, which will slightly shrink it and it should be able to be tapped out using a wooden dowel and a mallet.

Bob hritz

Thanks for the info, I may try that

[sparkchaser.]

Beautiful piece.

what a nice example of an early walther flare gun in steel with long barrel. the exact model is lp26, for it was introduced in 1926. manufacturing date ... between 1926 and 1934. the n4002 number is a requisition number from the german luftwaffe. congratulations to this beauty!

Can you share with us how you know this?

[JoeW]

Research, reading books on the subject, collecting for a long time; elementary things like that a collector should do. The Walther flare pistol was design patented in 1926 and initially was produced with the long barrel as this one has. In 1934, the design was modified at the request of the military and the barrel was shortened among changes made. So, the manufacturing date of this flare pistol is between 1926 and 1934. There are several excellent books available on German flare pistols, mostly written by German collectors, that provide much more information than is available on the internet.