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04-11-2024 06:09 PM
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Two red flares from this B17 of the 381st. Bomb Group mean wounded on board. Taken at Ridgewell, Essex, 1944
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I don't know if you're aware but you can buy a 37mm to 1" 12 ga. flare adapter allowing you to use inexpensive flares with your flare gun.
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We have a guy around here flogging inserts that will chamber all sorts of stuff. 45LC, .357, .410 shotgun so on and
so on... Don't know if they're a good idea.
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I have heard of them. Thought about getting one a couple of times but never have. I have several boxes of Czech flares somewhere. I just realized I have no idea where they are but suspect they are in a compartment in one of my bookshelves. They are 26.5mm.
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That's an interesting bit o' history. By the way, you can add that these flare guns were used in formation assembly as well. The lead plane of a squadron and also of a group would fire specific flare patterns identified in the order of the day in order to draw his charges to him.
Bob
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Frodo Baggins to Gildor Inglorion, The Fellowship of the Ring
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We have a guy around here flogging inserts that will chamber all sorts of stuff. 45LC, .357, .410 shotgun so on and
so on... Don't know if they're a good idea.
Those would be illegal in Canada if inserted in a flare gun with a barrel equal to or less than 105mm, no?
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Sapper740
Those would be illegal
Yup...
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