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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.[citation needed] EM-GE is a trade name used on non-firearms manufactured by Moritz & Gerstenberger (before 1939) or Gerstenberger & Eberwein (after 1939).