Original German WWII Flare Pistol Cartridge Bakelite Canister - Red Hand Select:No 5 cm Nebelwerfer rockets (container

5 cm Nebelwerfer rockets (container is empty

62×51mm NATO cartridge and modified to feed from the magazine for the L1 (Commonwealth version of the FN FAL) rifle as the L4 light machine gun

Excellent/Very good Condition

Each bears the brass cap badge of the "10th

This attracted dust and debris

Original German WWII Flare Pistol Cartridge Bakelite Canister - Red Hand Select:No 5 cm Nebelwerfer rockets (containerOriginal Item: German WW2 signal pistol cartridge canister, constructed of black Bakelite (or Vascelite) with screw top and waterproof seal designed to hold five 27mm flare cartridges (star shells). Bakelite marked with maker codes. Nicely marked paper labels with wartime dates and varying batch (rate) numbers. Red star label (for red colored flares). Unissued condition having been in storage for over 70 years.