Genuine Rapier Surface to Air missile
Sculptural, historical and cool, this is the ultimate statement piece!
This decommissioned Rapier Surface to Air missile has been professionally polished and chromed and mounted on a bespoke stand.
The Rapier Surface to Air first entered service n 1971 and could travel at speeds of Mach 2.5.
In April 1982, the Rapier saw great success during the Falklands War and accounted for around four enemy aircraft.
It eventually replaced all other anti-aircraft weapons in British Army service; both the Bofors guns used against low-altitude targets and the Thunderbird missile used against longer-range and higher-altitude targets. As the expected air threat moved from medium-altitude strategic missions to low-altitude strikes, the fast reaction time and high manoeuvrability of the Rapier made it more effective than either of these weapons, replacing most of them by 1977.
Dimensions:
length: 240 cm
