Original British Pre-WWII Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus Rescue Line Thrower Set in Case Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock Of special interest are images

Of special interest are images of work in a shop that makes stringed instruments

this is a magnificent Flintlock Pistol with Ball trigger and Ball Butt

so chinstrap and liner style may differ significantly from the pictured example

the First Battalion had been working closely behind Ninth Armored units

the failed projects

Original British Pre-WWII Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus Rescue Line Thrower Set in Case Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock Of special interest are imagesOriginal Items: Only one set available. William Schermuly 1857 1929 was one of fathers of modern rocketry. He had served aboard vessels at sea and knew of how many lives were lost each year due to shipwrecks. He invented several different line throwing devices, some of which were used in WWI for such things as throwing telephone lines from trench to trench while under fire. But, the British Admiralty still didnt see a need for his line throwers.