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THBBritish Schermuly's Line-Throwing Pistol
About Seller
522 South Pineapple Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
United States
Sarasota Estate Auction specializes in a wide variety of furniture, antiques, fine art, lighting, sculptures, and collectibles. Andrew Ford, owner and operator of the company, has a passion for finding the best pieces of art and antiques and sharing those finds with the Gulf Coast of Florida.
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About Auction
LiveMar 25, 2017 - Mar 26, 2017
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- Lot Description
British Schermuly's Line-Throwing Pistol. BRIEF HISTORY: The Schermuly founder was William Schermuly 1857-1929. He was one of the fathers of modern rocketry. Although William started the business and developed many ideas, it was his third son Alfred James Schermuly, the actual family pyrotechnist, who invented and put into production this particular Line gun. Produced during the 1920's and highly successful for the throwing of line from shore to ship, or ship to ship. The Schermuly system saved countless lives at sea. The example offered is a classic of this type of line throwing gun. It is of brass, and steel construction with walnut grips. SPRA is an acronym for Schermuly's Pistol Rocket Apparatus. The photo at left is from the Schermuly catalog. National Maritime Museum's Description: Line-throwing pistol consisting of a long barrel with pistol grip and trigger which fires a short blank cartridge. The cartridge is loaded into the breech of the pistol and the rocket is inserted into the muzzle. On pulling the trigger, the gases generated by the fired cartridge eject the rocket on its correct line of flight, and at the same time, burst through the waterproof disc and ignite the propellant mixture, which carries the rocket and line on the remainder of the flight. The rocket (which is missing) consists of a weldless steel case filled with propellant mixture sealed in by a waterproof disc. Fixed to the rocket case is a direction bridle, to the end of which a short length of flexible steel wire is attached, this in turn being connected to the end of the line to be thrown. The number '503324' and the serial number '585' are stamped on the pistol. Length: 20 in.
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