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British Schermuly Line Throwing Pistol

Description

World War 2 British Schermuly Line Throwing Pistol (Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus). A device developed by William Schermuly (1857 -1929) during the late 19th century, and modified during the early 20th century, being a brass flare pistol, with a steel barrel extension to fire a rocket that would propel a wire over long distance to connect a line from ‘ship to ship’, or ‘ship to shore’. The pistol barrel has an extra handle to steady the gun when firing. The pistol is bearing the manufacturer's name Schermuly's and the Patent number. This is a functional weapon, exempted by the Dutch law in Article 18, paragraph 1, in d, annex II of the Rwm (Regeling Wapens en Munitie). Sale only to persons above the age of 18 and please check your country's regulations before purchasing!

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