Hi guys,
When I walked around at Beltring I noticed a (rare) Signalwerfer for sale at a north-north european stall. Unfortunately with a replaced firing tube.
As I got one myself, I thought it might be a good idea to show the thing here at BOCN.
I recovered it myself just east of Reims, France two years ago.
The Signalwerfer got developed in 1916 for use with two types of signal flares. It looks as if it could fire the Priest mortar as well, but it is not meant for that.
The mechanism functions like a bolt-action rifle and the firing-pin initiates a primer fixed deep in the stabilizer tube of the flare.
Primer set off propellant and delay pellet, then igniting the flare.
The same signalwerfer was also used during ww2, hence the 1941 manual you can download here : http://www.lexpev.nl/downloads/h.dv.409.pdf
This manual also describes another singalwerfer-type for other, high-altitude, flares.
When I walked around at Beltring I noticed a (rare) Signalwerfer for sale at a north-north european stall. Unfortunately with a replaced firing tube.
As I got one myself, I thought it might be a good idea to show the thing here at BOCN.
I recovered it myself just east of Reims, France two years ago.
The Signalwerfer got developed in 1916 for use with two types of signal flares. It looks as if it could fire the Priest mortar as well, but it is not meant for that.
The mechanism functions like a bolt-action rifle and the firing-pin initiates a primer fixed deep in the stabilizer tube of the flare.
Primer set off propellant and delay pellet, then igniting the flare.
The same signalwerfer was also used during ww2, hence the 1941 manual you can download here : http://www.lexpev.nl/downloads/h.dv.409.pdf
This manual also describes another singalwerfer-type for other, high-altitude, flares.
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