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Hebel Model 1894
Hebel flare gun (center)
Type Flare gun
Place of originGerman Empire
Service history
In service1894-1945
Used by
Wars World War I
World War II
Production history
Designed1893?
ManufacturerGreifelt, Fritz Langenhan, J. G. Anschütz [2] and many others [3]
Produced1894-1918
VariantsLength varied from factory to factory
Specifications
Mass1.8 kg (4.0 lb) [3]
Length36 cm, [4] 23 cm

Caliber26.5 mm (1.04 in)
Action Single action
Feed system Break action
SightsIron sights

Hebel Leuchtpistole Model 1894 was a flare gun used in both World Wars by Germany and various countries.

The term Hebel (German > "lever") referred to the pistol's lever-action, not the manufacturer. The lever in front of the trigger guard was flipped up and forward to open the breech.

References

  1. ^ http://www.dws-xip.pl/encyklopedia/hebel-b/ (in Polish)
  2. ^ http://www.forumeerstewereldoorlog.nl/wiki/index.php/Hebel_Model_1894 (in Dutch)
  3. ^ a b "Leuchtpistole Hebel - Flare Gun Forum".
  4. ^ Uwe Feist; Robert Johnson; Kurt Rieger (31 January 2009). Die Wehrmacht, Volume 2. Battle Born Books. p. 13. ISBN  978-0-615-22233-2.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hebel Model 1894
Hebel flare gun (center)
Type Flare gun
Place of originGerman Empire
Service history
In service1894-1945
Used by
Wars World War I
World War II
Production history
Designed1893?
ManufacturerGreifelt, Fritz Langenhan, J. G. Anschütz [2] and many others [3]
Produced1894-1918
VariantsLength varied from factory to factory
Specifications
Mass1.8 kg (4.0 lb) [3]
Length36 cm, [4] 23 cm

Caliber26.5 mm (1.04 in)
Action Single action
Feed system Break action
SightsIron sights

Hebel Leuchtpistole Model 1894 was a flare gun used in both World Wars by Germany and various countries.

The term Hebel (German > "lever") referred to the pistol's lever-action, not the manufacturer. The lever in front of the trigger guard was flipped up and forward to open the breech.

References

  1. ^ http://www.dws-xip.pl/encyklopedia/hebel-b/ (in Polish)
  2. ^ http://www.forumeerstewereldoorlog.nl/wiki/index.php/Hebel_Model_1894 (in Dutch)
  3. ^ a b "Leuchtpistole Hebel - Flare Gun Forum".
  4. ^ Uwe Feist; Robert Johnson; Kurt Rieger (31 January 2009). Die Wehrmacht, Volume 2. Battle Born Books. p. 13. ISBN  978-0-615-22233-2.



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