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French 25mm model 1917 Flare Pistol
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01. Original name
M1917 Flare Pistol
02. Other official names
French MECANICARM M1917
03. Popular names
04. Chamberings
25mm
05. Designed by
Chobert
06. Design date
1917
07. In service date(s)
08. Adopted by
French forces; an all steel version used by Finnish Army during WW2
09. Production quantities
10. Mechanism
Thumb cocked hammer, spur trigger, single action operation. Steel barrel latch on LHS rotates 180 to open barrel; no extractor.
11. Weight
2.75lb / 1.2kg
12. Mountings
13. Practicality in action
Cut outs each side of chamber to assist manual extraction
14. Comments / Other information