Original British Pre-WWII Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus Rescue Line Thrower Set in Case - Serial No 65213 Chinese Militaria Complete with impressive ventilated barrel

Complete with impressive ventilated barrel jacket retaining much blue/black finish

His heirs elected to Amalgamate with Gebrüder Weyersberg

Filipino revolutionary officers exiled themselves to Hong Kong

being represented by an "O" and "H" with the Roman Numeral "XXX" in Royal Blue on a background of Scarlet Red in the center

so instead of having an example that sat in storage during the war this example is not only in wonderful condition but you know it actually saw service

Original British Pre-WWII Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus Rescue Line Thrower Set in Case - Serial No 65213 Chinese Militaria Complete with impressive ventilated barrelOriginal Items: Only one set available. William Schermuly 1857 1929 was one of the 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.