Original U.S. 1950s 2.75-Inch Mk 1 Mod 1 Inert Aerial Practice Rocket with Mk 43 Mod 1 Motor - Unissued Tail Assembly Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock silver aluminum wire threads

silver aluminum wire threads

The Domain of the Golden Dragon is an unofficial United States Navy award

Serial #5522597 indicates manufacture in 1891

with a few small areas where it has flaked off

History of these weapons is discussed in some detail on pages 112 to 115 in the book GUNS OF THE GURKHAS by John Walter

Original U.S. 1950s 2.75-Inch Mk 1 Mod 1 Inert Aerial Practice Rocket with Mk 43 Mod 1 Motor - Unissued Tail Assembly Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock silver aluminum wire threadsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an outstanding original U. S. mid 1950s 2. 75 inch Folding Fin Aerial Rocket, or FFAR, assembled with an inert Mk 1 Mod 1 practice warhead and a Mk 43 Mod 1 rocket motor. The round was manufactured and marked for training purposes and is clearly identified as INERT and EMPTY by its original U. S. military stenciling. This example has been demilitarized and is represented as completely inert. The warhead is