Leuchtpistole

The Kampfpistole (“battle pistol”) was an adapted flare pistol used by the Germans in WWII that could also be used to fire explosive charges at lightly armored targets. The adaptation stemmed from a desire to have a more accurate delivery of explosive rounds than from a regular flare pistol. For this reason, a flare pistol (the ‘Leuchtpistole Modell 1934’) was equipped with a grooved barrel and the naming was changed to Kampfpistole ('battle pistol'). This model has the alternative name ‘Leuchtpistole Z’ ('Flarepistol Z' with 'Z' referring to Züge’ meaning 'grooves' in German) and it has a ‘Z’ painted on the left side of the chamber.

Specifications

Kampfpistole Z - 27mm

Kampfpistole Z (Leuchtpistole Z) 26.5mm

Flare Gun 1944 No. 2

• Country: Germany
• Manufacturer: Walther & Erma
• Calibre: 27mm
• Date of Manufacture: from 1943 onwards
• Barrel Length: 6 inches

The Kampfpistole Z appears in the following movies:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Stolen Border (Uloupená hranice)	Rudolf Deyl	Sgt. Vrba		1947
Where is the General? (Gdzie jest general?)	Boleslaw Plotnicki	Sgt. Panasiuk		1964
The 10th Victim (La decima vittima)		The "hunter" on the plane		1965
The Adventures of Werner Holt (Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt)	Klaus-Peter Thiele	Werner Holt		1965
The Battle of Neretva		German troops and partisans		1969
The Battle of Neretva	Ljubisa Samardzic	Novak		1969
Soldier of Orange	Eddy Habbema	Robby Froost		1977
Les Morfalous		A German soldier		1984
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops		PSF agent	with wire stock and firing HE rounds	1991
Into the White	Florian Lukas	Lt. Horst Schopis		2012

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Czterej pancerni i pies		German officer		1980
Archiv des Todes		German officer	"Die Spur geht verloren"	1980

Anime

Character	Title	Note	Date
Police officer	Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade		1998

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker		With shoulder stock, modified to fire grenades		2010