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M8 flare pistol
The M8 Flare Pistol or AN/M8 Pyrotechnic Pistol was the standard 37mm signal flare launcher used by the United States Army Air Force during the Second World War and the United States Air Force until 2002. The weapon is a double-action striker-fired launcher with a simple break-open breech-loading design, with a cast aluminium frame and stamped steel parts, designed to be simple enough that it could be made by the Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Company in WW2. The two distinctive curved projections on the top of the weapon are the latch for opening the breech at the rear, and a hook for securing the pistol in an aircraft: alternatively it could be secured by the muzzle using the four rectangular locking lugs on the barrel if the aircraft had the appropriate mounting.
Specifications
(1942 - 2002)
Type: Flare Launcher
Caliber: 37mm
Capacity: 1
Fire Modes: Single Shot
The M8 Flare Pistol has been seen in the following films used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unbroken | Jack O'Connell | Louis Zamperini | 2014 | |
| The Expendables | Jason Statham | Lee Christmas | 2010 | |
| Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | Eugene Byrd | Cole Burris | 2004 | |
| Carnosaur 2 | John Savage | Jack Reed | 1995 | |
| Tremors | Reba McEntire | Heather Gummer | 1990 | |
| China O'Brien II | Donré Sampson | Omar | 1990 | |
| Hell Comes to Frogtown | Rory Calhoun | Looney Tunes | 1988 | |
| A Captain's Honor (L'Honneur d'un capitaine) | Jacques Perrin | Capt. Marcel Caron | 1982 | |
| The Final Countdown | Charles Durning | Senator Samuel Chapman | 1980 | |
| The Exterminator | Steve James | Michael Jefferson | 1980 | |
| Bear Island | Donald Sutherland | Frank Lansing | 1979 | |
| How I Won the War | John Lennon | Gripweed | 1967 | |
| Tobruk | Nigel Green | Col Harker | 1967 | |
| The Hunters | Chinese Airman | 1958 | ||
| The Thing From another World | William Self | Cpl. Barnes | 1951 | |
| Between Heaven and Hell | Brad Dexter | Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson | 1956 | |
| Tokyo Joe | Tetsu Komai | Lt. Gen. 'The Butcher' Takenobu | 1949 | |
| Twelve O'Clock High | 1949 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallville - Season 2 | Extra | Dan Hammond | "Skinwalker" (S2E10) | 2003 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Note | Appears as | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Unobtainable; only seen in the hands of a PDF soldier | 2012 | |
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | Fictional stocked variant; stylized | "Signaler" | 2016 |