Hebel Model 1894

Flare gun

German Empire
Austria Hungary
Belgium^[1]
Nazi Germany

WarsWorld War I
World War IIProduction historyDesigned1893?ManufacturerGreifelt, Fritz Langenhan, J. G. Anschütz^[2] and many others^[3]Produced1894-1918VariantsLength varied from factory to factorySpecificationsMass1.8 kg (4.0 lb)^[3]Length36 cm,^[4] 23 cm

Caliber26.5 mm (1.04 in)ActionSingle actionFeed systemBreak actionSightsIron sights

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

The term Hebel (German > "lever") referred to the pistol's lever-action, not the manufacturer. The lever in front of the trigger guard was flipped up and forward to open the breech.

References

^ http://www.dws-xip.pl/encyklopedia/hebel-b/ (in Polish)
^ http://www.forumeerstewereldoorlog.nl/wiki/index.php/Hebel_Model_1894 (in Dutch)
^ ^a ^b "Leuchtpistole Hebel - Flare Gun Forum".
^ 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

Sidearms

Revolvers	Gasser M1870 (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) Kropatschek M1886 (limited) Mannlicher M1886 Mannlicher M1888 Mannlicher M1890 Carbine Mannlicher M1893 Mannlicher M1895 Mannlicher–Schönauer Gewehr 1888 Steyr-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

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) Montigny mitrailleuse (limited use)