Original British WWII Japanese-Issued International Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus Rescue Line Thrower Set in Case - Missing Rockets Flags & Signs launched attacks over Cambodia and

launched attacks over Cambodia and Laos as part of the war from the airfield

however the plating is worn away almost completely

showing a lovely light chestnut brown color

Landing crafts put WACs ashore on the Normandy beachhead during July 1944

Original British WWII Japanese-Issued International Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus Rescue Line Thrower Set in Case - Missing Rockets Flags & Signs launched attacks over Cambodia andOriginal 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.