{"product_id":"original-u-s-pre-wwii-a-h-fox-gun-co-mark-iv-very-signal-flare-pistol-serial-2-203","title":"Original U.S. Pre-WWII A.H. Fox Gun Co. Mark IV VERY Signal Flare Pistol - Serial 2-203","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice U.S. Mark IV flare pistol with a 4 inch barrel, made by the A.H. Fox Gun Co. of Philadelphia, PA. It is the typical \"Very\" design used during WWI, but produced during the 1930s. Made of cast brass with wooden grip scales, it really is quite an attractive model compared to many issued later during WWII. It is fully functional, breaking open correctly when the breech lock is opened, and still dry fires correctly. The \"spur trigger\" gives it quite elegant lines, similar to many WWI German designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe barrel is marked on left side of the barrel with serial number \u003cstrong\u003e2 - 203,\u003c\/strong\u003e and the side is marked with the manufacturer information:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVERY PISTOL 25MM MARK IV\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.H. FOX GUN Co. PHILA. PA. U.S.A.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pistol may have had parts swapped out at one point considering one serial number was crossed out and another added.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is truly a wonderful example and comes ready to be displayed!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe use of the term \"Very Pistol\" comes from Edward Wilson Very, the U.S. Navy Officer who developed and patented the \"Very Light\" flare cartridge. He then helped popularize the single-shot breech-loading snub-nosed pistol design that is still in use today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41893566251077,"sku":"ONSV24CPS139","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV24CPS139__01.jpg?v=1726883200","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-pre-wwii-a-h-fox-gun-co-mark-iv-very-signal-flare-pistol-serial-2-203","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}