Original U.S. Cold War Space Race Era Mercury-Atlas Subprogram Model by Topping Inc From The First Human Spaceflight Program German Air Force Luftwaffe The Model 1917 was slowly

The Model 1917 was slowly phased out of military service in the late-1960s in favor of the much lighter M60 machine gun chambered in the new 7

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The curved bright polished steel blade with central raised rib is over 8 1/2" in length

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Original U.S. Cold War Space Race Era Mercury-Atlas Subprogram Model by Topping Inc From The First Human Spaceflight Program German Air Force Luftwaffe The Model 1917 was slowlyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a Space Race era (1959 1963) model by Topping Inc. This is a plastic model of the Mercury Atlas spacecraft with an aluminum base. Model is painted silver and appears to be complete. The model stands at approximately 15 tall and sits on a 6 wide base. Base is labeled "CONVAIR DIVISION ATLAS MERCURY (MAN IN SPACE FOR NASA GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION." The crew compartment is removable from