Original U.S. Cold War Scaled Down Cutaway AIM-54 Phoenix Missile on Original Display Stand - Inert Category_Blunderbuss The bottom fitting is dented

The bottom fitting is dented in typical of the softer alloy

but the ship's magazines were flooded to avoid the risk of the fires raging aboard and around the vessel from spreading to them and igniting the propellant charges stored there

This enlisted rating was one opened to Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services (WAVES) during the war as well

This two drawer telescope measures 14" when closed and opens to 36 1/2" when fully extended

This is a very nice piece with a lot of research potential

Original U.S. Cold War Scaled Down Cutaway AIM-54 Phoenix Missile on Original Display Stand - Inert Category_Blunderbuss The bottom fitting is dentedOriginal Item. One of a Kind. The AIM 54 Phoenix is an American active radar guided, beyond visual range air to air missile (AAM), carried in clusters of up to six missiles on the Grumman F 14 Tomcat, its only operational launch platform. Unloaded or dummy grenades, artillery shell casings, and similar devices, which are cut or drilled in an BATF approved manner so that they cannot be used as ammunition components for destructive devices, are not