Original WWII U.S.N. 1942 dated Grumman TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber Emergency Firing Key Water Jacket Assembly ) with a special order

) with a special order 22" octagonal barrel and optional set trigger

it is believed that these were made under contract by the Henry Rifled Barrel company

The change in designation of these groups to FFI occurred as France's status changed from that of an occupied nation to one of a nation being liberated by the Allied armies

however traces of them can be seen

The spring-loaded catch mechanism is faintly maker marked and dated frn 44 for Rudolf Lang

Original WWII U.S.N. 1942 dated Grumman TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber Emergency Firing Key Water Jacket Assembly ) with a special orderOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Bombadier's Emergency Firing Key for the WWII U. S. Navy Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bomber. This allowed the bombadier to release the plane's bomb load if the pilot could not do so through his controls. Also if the bomber was trying to "Pickle" the torpedo into the ship, the pilot would possibly find it difficult to both fly the plain and drop the payload. The pilot had a very similar control,