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M15 signal cartridge

charley777

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Greetings to all...
Is this Signal cartridge case from the USA ?
It is 37 or 38 mm inside neck and 194mm long.
It is a rimless case with a diameter of 39mm across.
Marked " M15 SIGNAL " " 7 - 42 " " ESCO " and a lot no.
Who or what is ESCO ? What fired this ? A Very pistol type instrument or something else ?
Thanks very much
Charley
 

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Charley
There is/was a series of this flare. I have found references noting:
M10 white flare w/parachute
M11 red star w/ para.
M14 red star
M15 white star blinker
M16 green star blinker

37MM
U.S made.
Not sure what blinker is. Nor ESCO. Mine are I.F.S. manufactured.
They were used in either the AN-M8 pistol or the M9 hand projector.
My two examples. An M15 and an M11.

Flare M11 M15 hs.jpg Flare M11 M15 side.jpg Flare M11 marking.jpg
 
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"Blinker" is german for "Strobe". But, this pyrotechnic effect appeared first in the 1980s, if memory serves me right. NICO patented some compositions for military signalling with adjusted strobe frequencies, but I never saw it used as a military signalling device.
regards,
Bellifortis.
Charley
There is/was a series of this flare. I have found references noting:
M10 white flare w/parachute
M11 red star w/ para.
M14 red star
M15 white star blinker
M16 green star blinker

37MM
U.S made.
Not sure what blinker is. Nor ESCO. Mine are I.F.S. manufactured.
They were used in either the AN-M8 pistol or the M9 hand projector.
My two examples. An M15 and an M11.

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