Standard Second World War issue. Calibre 27 mm.The Heeres Model 1928 was adopted after the M1894. Initially, it was made of steel and then of aluminum alloy prior to the start of the second world war. No mechanical changes were made. Pre-war guns will have a commercial Walther Banner stamp and wooden grips. War time models will be marked "ac" with the date code and bakalite grips Eventually, "ayf" Erfurter Machinenfabrik and "duv" Berlin Lubecker Maschinenfabrik also made these pistols. A rifled, grenade throwing version was developed when the Germans met the Soviet T-34 battle tank. These pistols were known as the Gezogene Leuchtpistole or Kampfpistole Z. This pistol looks similar to the standard Heeres Model with the exception of a luminous "Z" stamped on the left side of the breech and the steel lined rifled 26.5mm barrel.
Marks and Stamps: (L side of frane) duv 42 serial no (R side of frame) Waffenamt stamps| Accession Number: 300 | Period of Use: 1942 - 1945 |
| Type: Flare pistol | War Zones: Second World War |
| Country of Origin: Germany | Type Date: 1928 |
| Manufacturer: Berlin-Lubecker Maschinenfabrik | Serial Number: 2599 |
| Manufacture Date: 1942 | Calibre/Ammunition: 26.5mm |
| Weight: | Length Overall: |
| Cyclic Rate: | Length Barrel: 150mm |
| Deactivation Certificate Number: DA 29213 |