Original U.S. M61A1 20mm Vulcan Rotary Cannon Barrel Muzzle Clamp as used on F4 Phantom French Gun Magazines and were then released near

and were then released near the designated landing area called the Landing Zone' or 'LZ'

to clear the Japanese from its lodgments at Buna and Gona on the northeast coast of New Guinea

This rendered the rifle and launcher useless and required repair by an armorer with special tools

A very fine example to fill the gap in any Military Helmet collection

Each cuff has a minor snag to the interior side facing the body that is only visible under inspection and not visible when displayed

Original U.S. M61A1 20mm Vulcan Rotary Cannon Barrel Muzzle Clamp as used on F4 Phantom French Gun Magazines and were then released nearOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M61 Vulcan is a hydraulically, electrically or pneumatically driven, six barrel, air cooled, electrically fired Gatling style rotary cannon which fires 20 mm rounds at an extremely high rate (typically 6,000 rounds per minute). The M61 and its derivatives have been the principal cannon armament of United States military fixed wing aircraft for fifty years. This includes the fighters that they supply to Allies