Original British WWII Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus Rescue Line Thrower Century History of the Royal Warwickshire

History of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment during the Second World War:

BILL JONES - STAFF WRITER

and only the wooden plug remains

the Army tentatively bought 26 airframes from Boeing (the Model 75)

and later mass-produced at Spandau arsenal

Original British WWII Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus Rescue Line Thrower Century History of the Royal WarwickshireOriginal Items: Only one set available. William Schermuly 1857 1929 was one of 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.