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INSTRUCTIONAL. British, Shorts Missile Systems of Belfast, Javelin, FACTORY SECTIONED, Surface to Air Missile Serial Number 001, 1982 Dated, in Transit Container With Paperwork. Sn - 22650 INSTRUCTIONAL. The Javelin surface to air missile is a British man-portable surface-to-air missile, formerly used by the British Army and Canadian Army. The missile can be fired from the shoulder, or from a dedicated launcher named the Lightweight Multiple Launcher (LML), that carries three rounds and could be vehicle mounted. The missile is an updated version of the earlier Blowpipe of the 1970s. Blowpipe used a manual guidance system which proved hard to use effectively in combat. The Javelin entered service in 1984, and was later known as Javelin GL. The Javelin remained in service until being replaced by the Starstreak missile in 1997. This is a factory sectioned Javelin surface to air missile that was used for local air defence in its original transit case with the relevant paperwork and manuals dated between 1987 and 2002. This is a very early missile as part of its development and the date of June 1982 would date it as part if the development program especially with the serial number 001. The missile is in its original shorts MSD Sale Department transit case and would have been used by the sales team at Shorts to sell or display their new missile. The missile has a quarter section taken out of it by the factory to show the inner workings. The missile retains some if its original stencilling on the side RLB (Royal Laboratories) 6.82 (June 1982) B.Y. 00023. One of the stabilising fins is marked Ser No 001. The metal reinforced transit container is stamped on the top SHORTS MSD SALED DEPT and DEMO MISSILE. The side of the container is stencilled TRAINER SEC GUIDED MISSILE NATO STORES NO 6920-99-630-4632 (WEIGHT DROPPING MECHANISM) PART OF SET No . No licence is required to possess this inert sectioned missile in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Delivery is at cost and by arrangement. (No 34). Sn 22650 £2,450.00
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