Hebel Model 1894

Hebel Model 1894
Hebel flare gun (center)
Type	Flare gun
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
In service	1894-1945
Used by	German Empire Austria Hungary Belgium[1] Nazi Germany
Wars	World War I World War II
Production history
Designed	1893?
Manufacturer	Greifelt, Fritz Langenhan, J. G. Anschütz[2] and many others[3]
Produced	1894-1918
Variants	Length varied from factory to factory
Specifications
Weight	1.8 kg (4.0 lb)[3]
Length	36 cm,[4] 23 cm
Caliber	26.5 mm (1.04 in)
Action	Single action
Feed system	Break action
Sights	Iron sights

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

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. 1 2 http://www.flaregunforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=12
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. 

Austro-Hungarian infantry weapons and equipment of World War I
Side arms	Revolvers M1870 Gasser (limited) Gasser-Kropatschek M1876 (limited) Rast & Gasser M1898 Pistols Roth-Steyr M1907 Steyr-Pieper M1908 Steyr-Pieper M1909 Frommer Stop Steyr M1912 Mauser C96 (purchased) Dreyse M1907 (purchased)
Rifles	Domestic Werndl-Holub M1867 (limited) Mannlicher M1886 Mannlicher M1888 Mannlicher M1890 Carbine Mannlicher M1893 Mannlicher M1895 Mannlicher-Schönauer Gewehr 1888 Mexican Mauser M1912 Foreign Berdan rifle (captured) Ottoman Mauser (in Ottoman Empire) Mosin-Nagant M1891 (captured) Carcano M1891 (captured) Type 30 (captured) Type 38 (captured)
Hand grenades	M15 stick grenade M17 egg grenade M17 stick grenade
Machine guns	Domestic Salvator-Dormus M1893 Schwarzlose M.7 Schwarzlose M.7/12 Foreign Perino M1908 (captured) Maxim M1910 (captured) Fiat-Revelli M1914 (captured) Villar-Perosa M1915 (captured) Madsen (purchased)
Helmets	M16 Stahlhelm M17 Stahlhelm Berndorf helmet
Other equipment	Hebel M1894 flare gun