Original British WWII Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus Rescue Line Thrower Russian Ordnance and then fell back to

and then fell back to Blain's Cross

Feed System: Single Shot per Barrel

Bearing East India Company Rampant Lion logo on lock plate and dated 1808

Both the hilt and the sheet iron “Figure-8” guard retain much of their original black paint

The final steel-barreled version was adopted on 9 April 1857 with the official appellation Zundnadelkarabiner M/57

Original British WWII Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus Rescue Line Thrower Russian Ordnance and then fell back toOriginal 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.