Original U.S. WWII US Navy Mark 14 Torpedo Navigation Gyroscope with Wartime Dated Plans Archive Historical Military Books 50 inches finely rifled

50 inches finely rifled

from the butt plate up to the rear or lower barrel band

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Original U.S. WWII US Navy Mark 14 Torpedo Navigation Gyroscope with Wartime Dated Plans Archive Historical Military Books 50 inches finely rifledOriginal Item: One Of A Kind. Here we have a fantastic piece of WWII and U. S. Navy history: the gyroscope for a WWII Mark 14 Torpedo, along with a treasure trove of original design plans, schematics, and other documents. The Mk14 was the main torpedo used by U. S. Navy Submarines for most of the war, which was subsequently in service for decades afterwards. It was a "wet heater" design torpedo propelled by alcohol and a steam turbine, and the