Leuchtpistole

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=Leuchtpistole=
thumb|right|350px|Leuchtpistole - 26.65mm
The Leuchtpistole ('flare pistol') was a German smooth bore flare gun introduced to the Reichswehr in 1928. It was also used by the German Armed Forces in WW2 (Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS, Kriegsmarine). The Leuchtpistole was primarily produced by Walther, but also by Erma and Bernard Berhauss.
During World War II, the German army issued an order to develop high explosive ammo for their 26.65mm flare guns, which was introduced in 1942 (such as the Wurfgranatpatrone 326 LP grenade round or the Wurfkörper 361 LP grenade projector).
There are multiple models of flare guns under this design.
* Model Heer 26: Also known as simply Model 26 (Heer stands for Army, 26 indicates the year of design, 1926), they are the earliest designs of the Leuchtpistole, and are somewhat similar to the WWI-era Hebel flare pistol. They are noted by their much longer 232 mm barrel, giving a total length of 324 mm. The barrel length ended up making them rather cumbersome to use, so many examples had their barrels cut down, and later production versions had a shorter 155 mm barrel, giving a total length of 247 mm. Surviving long-barreled versions are relatively rare. Short versions can be distinguished from later variants by their smaller trigger guard, though mystery hybrid models with later versions are known to exist.
* Model Heer 34: Also known as simply Model 34, this was the second model to appear. The original's steel material was replaced with the lighter duralumin (an aluminum alloy), the walnut grip on the Model Heer 26 was replaced by Bakelite brown or black colored wooden grips, and the trigger guard is expanded to make it easier to use with a glove.
* Model Heer: Introduced in 1940, this version differed from its predecessors in some details, such as a different and thinner hammer and the presence of a load indicator. This model was manufactured from 1940 to 1943.
* Model Zink: This was the zinc version of the Model Heer produced after 1943, which replaced the original's duralumin with zinc to reduce manufacturing costs.
==Specifications==
=== Film ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
The Stolen Border (Uloupená hranice) 	Rudolf Deyl 	Sgt. Vrba 	 	1947
The Secret Brigade (Konstantin Zaslonov) 	 	Soviet underground fighters 	 	1949
You are Attagirl, Anita! (Ty molodets, Anita!) 	M. Klimov 	Uncle Manuel 	 	1957
The Third Flare (Tretya raketa) 	Stanislav Lyubshin 	Pvt. Loznyak 	 	1963
Where is the General? (Gdzie jest general?) 	Boleslaw Plotnicki 	Sgt. Panasiuk 	 	1964
The 10th Victim (La decima vittima) 	 	The "hunter" on the plane 	 	1965
The Adventures of Werner Holt (Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt)	Klaus-Peter Thiele 	Werner Holt 	 	1965
Running on Waves (Byagashta po vulnite) 	 	Carnivals 	 	1967
Krepkiy oreshek 	Nadezhda Rumyantseva	Sgt. Rayisa Oreshkina 	 	1967
The Battle of Neretva 	 	German troops, Yugoslavian partisans	 	1969
The Battle of Neretva 	Ljubisa Samardzic 	Novak 	 	1969
Soldier of Orange 	Eddy Habbema 	Robby Froost 	 	1977
Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff 	François Dyrek 	José Bouvine 	With the adapter for smoke grenade. 	1977
Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff 	 	Thugs 	 	1977
Les Morfalous 	 	A German soldier 	 	1984
The Detached Mission (Odinochnoye plavanye) 	Vitaliy Zikora 	Jack Harrison 	 	1985
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops 	 	PSF agent 	with wire stock and firing HE rounds	1991
Into the White 	Florian Lukas 	Lt. Horst Schopis 	 	2012
Stalingrad 	 	German soldiers 	 	2013
Fury 	Daniel Dorr 	Lt. Schmidt 	 	2014
=== Television ===
Show Title 	Actor	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Czterej pancerni i pies	 	German officer	 	1980
Archiv des Todes 	 	German officer	"Die Spur geht verloren"	1980
=== Anime ===
Title 	Character 	Note 	Date
Patlabor: The Movie 	Noa Izumi 	Incorrectly referred to as a percussion revolver 	1989
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade	Police officer 	 	1998
Najica Blitz Tactics 	Najica 	 	2001
Najica Blitz Tactics 	Lila 	 	2001
Noir 	Mireille 	 	2001
Trinity Blood 	Leon 	 	2005
Brave Witches 	Waltrud Krupinski	Fictional underbarrel launcher based on Leuchtpistole 34, mounted to StG 44	2016-2017
Brave Witches 	Gundula Rall 	Fictional underbarrel launcher based on Leuchtpistole 34, mounted to StG 44	2016-2017
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Time Crisis 3 	 	 	 	2003
Time Crisis IV 	 	 	 	2006
Forgotten Hope 2 	"Leuchtpistole 34"	 	 	2007
Fallout 4 	"Flare Gun" 	 	 	2015
Sniper Elite 4 	"Flare Gun" 	 	 	2017
Battlefield V 	"Flare Gun" 	 	 	2018
Fallout 76 	"Flare Gun" 	 	 	2018
Enlisted 	 	 	 	2021
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront	 	 	 	2021
Sniper Elite 5 	 	 	 	2022
=Leuchtpistole Z / Kampfpistole=
To increase the range of Leuchtpistole, the Leuchtpistole Z (referring to 'Züge', meaning 'grooves' in German), also known as the Kampfpistole ('battle pistol') was introduced in 1941. It was also commonly nicknamed Kampfpistole Z. These are often Model 34 or Heer Leuchtpistole converted with a rifled bore. The main visual difference between the standard Leuchtpistole and the Leuchtpistole Z was a letter Z stamped on the left side of the weapon. This weapon primarily fires special rifled 25x35.5mmR ammunition, but some sources have stated that it can also fire the standard 26.65mm ammunition.
Some of the Kampfpistole have a small inclinometer sight attached on the left side of the pistol.
==Specifications==
=== Television ===
Show Title	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Mob City 	Jon Bernthal	Detective Joe Teague	"A Guy Walks into a Bar"(S1E01)	2013
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods 	Notation	Release Date
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker	Kampfpistole	With Sturmpistole indirect fire sights	 	2010
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood 	Kampfpistole	With simple iron sights 	 	2015
Enlisted 	 	 	 	2021
=Sturmpistole=
In 1942, a HEAT (High-Explosive Anti-Tank) projectile known as the 'Panzerwurfkörper 42 LP' was developed for the Leuchtpistole/Kampfpistole. It was designed for use with additional accessories attached to the pistol, including an indirect firing sight, a shoulder stock to resist the high recoil of the projectile, and a special rifled bore insert placed into the barrel from the breech. Thus the Sturmpistole ('assault pistol') was born. The Sturmpistole can use normal Leuchtpistole/Kampfpistole rounds by removing the bore insert.
==Specifications==
=== Film ===
Title 	Actor	Character 	Note	Date
Stalingrad	 	German soldiers	 	2013
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods	Notation 	Release Date
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker 	 	 	 	2010
Deadfall Adventures 	"Panzer Wurfkorper"	 	 	2013
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	 	 	 	2016
Battlefield V 	 	 	 	2018
Land of War: The Beginning 	 	 	 	2021
Enlisted 	"Sturmpistole" 	 	Sturmpistole	2021
=See Also=
*Leuchtpistole 42, a related German WWII flare gun
Category:Gun
Category:Flare Gun
Category: Grenade Launcher