HK P2A1

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The HK P2A1 is a single-shot, break action flare pistol designed for signaling and illumination purposes.

It can fire either 26.5mm or 25mm flares, or smoke cartridges. Adapters are available to use commercial 12 gauge flares available at any sporting good store.

The body of the weapon is mostly polymer composite with the barrel and breech being made of aluminium. A very rugged, simple design, the P2A1 has a life expectancy of about 1500 shots of full power flares. Past that point, barrel erosion makes the weapon unsafe.

The P2A1 was used in the German army until the advent of the HK EFL (emergency flare launcher) in the early 1990s.