Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
Van Karner VK-M12 Brass Flare Gun, C.1945
- Price realized
- $222
- Pre-sale estimate
- $200 – $400
- Hammer price
- $175
- Category
- Firearms & Militaria
- Sold
- July 11, 2024
- Sale
- SPECIAL DAY 1- The Billy Wayne Dickey Collection of Flare Guns
Lot description
Van Karner Chemical Arms Corp. New York, N.Y., signal gun, Model VK-M12, c. 1945, mostly brass with steel hammer, a top break 8" long 37mm barrel, "PT" and military flaming bomb symbol at right frame, finger grooved trigger at grip, marked at one side "A880", lanyard ring with rope lanyard, approx. 7.5'h, 12.5"w, 2"d, 4.80lbs (164) *Provenance: Collection of Billy Wayne Dickey, USN, (Texas 1936-2022)
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.