A WWII U.S. intelligence report on the modified German signal pistol, from Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 40, December 16, 1943. [DISCLAIMER: The following text is taken from the U.S. War Department publication Tactical and Technical Trends. As with all wartime intelligence information, data may be incomplete or inaccurate. No attempt has been made to update or correct the text. Any views or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the website.]

GERMAN MODIFIED SIGNAL PISTOL The Germans have recently modified their signal pistol (see Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 22, p. 38 and No. 27, p. 31) in order that greater accuracy may be obtained. A folding stock has been fitted to the butt of the pistol by a bracket which is recessed to allow the pistol to be cocked. It is secured by a quick release clamp immediately behind the trigger guard and by a small milled head screw which engages into the pistol butt itself. The securing bracket is connected by means of a hinged bracket to a hollow steel bar 10 inches long, at the end of which is an adjustable leather padded butt. A loose rifled liner slides into the barrel and is held in position by a lug which fits into a slot in the extractor groove. A sighting gear slides over the forward part of the barrel and is secured by two screws. The sights consist of a combined folding front and rear sight, spring-actuated, and mounted on a cylindrical sleeve which slides onto the barrel.

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