Export restricted (ITAR), sale only to US Citizens and Organizations. Gyroscope package for the Polaris nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), measuring approximately 5.25″ x 4″ x 4″, with a U.S. Navy Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps)/Lockheed Aircraft label on the case: "Flight Control Gyro Package, Polaris, Mk 2, Mod 0(b), Dwg No. 1963678, Rev. B, Unit Ser. U552." The opposite side bears an orange label: "Polaris, Controlled Item, C17821." Hardware associated with the Polaris project—the United States Navy's first SLBM—is rare.
From The Peter Gerry Collection.