Kayaba Kogyo Company Type 90 28 mm Flare/Very/signal Pistol

WW2 Type 90 Japanese Naval DOUBLE Barrelled Flare / Signal pistol. ( Sn. 5636)

This is a very rare example of an Imperial Japanese Navy double barrelled 28mm Flare/ Signal pistol. Introduced in the Japanese year '2590'- 1930, it was given the designation 90 using the last 2 digits of their year. Only 10,300 were ever made and many of those were lost at sea, as a result they are very scarce. This example is in it's original, as found, condition. The black grips are original and complete. The pistol retains it's lanyard ring, selector switch, safety switch and barrel opening lever. The rear cocking lever ring is absent. The pistol measures 7 inches overall with 2x 4 1/2 inch barrels. It is well marked and along the breech has the markings for 'Kayaba Seisakusho' ( Kayaba Manufacturing Co.), the Naval anchor and Japanese military inspection mark. The serial number is 3320. The pistol is complete apart from the cocking lever and has been sympathetically deactivated. This is a very rare item. Price includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. ( Sn. 5636)

£795