Export restricted (ITAR), sale only to US Citizens and Organizations. Propulsion system injector for the Polaris/Poseidon nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), measuring approximately 20″ x 14″ x 4.5″, with a Bendix identification plate on the body: "Injector System, LMSC 1963640…P.L. 2700047-6, Ser. B581, Cont. No. NOW63-0050C." Also bears an orange label: "Polaris, Controlled Item, C46781." The central bracket also features a large Bendix warning label: "Caution—Do not store within 3 in. of another system for prolonged periods." Hardware associated with the Polaris project—the United States Navy's first SLBM—is rare.
From The Peter Gerry Collection.
