Em-ge blank pistol

The EM-GE Blank Starter Pistol is a World War II-era pistol, manufactured by Gerstenberger & Eberwein, in Gussenstadt, Germany. It is a small blank / tear gas / flare starter, incapable of firing live ammunition. Its original cost at the time of its WWII introduction was listed in a catalog at $1.06. EM-GE is a trade name used on non-firearms manufactured by Moritz & Gerstenberger (before 1939) or Gerstenberger & Eberwein (after 1939). The EM-GE name continues to be used today by a Germany company selling starter pistols.