Lot 393
Apollo Program, c1965, Prototype NASA Lunar Rock Hammer. With a solid metal head (6x1.25") and a hollow metal handle (14"). The handle has a hole at the base for an attachment and is attached to the head by a through and through hollow tube which would undoubtedly have allowed different head configurations to be tried on the same handle during testing. The head of the hammer appears to be in the final accepted design configuration. Both this head and the handle appear to have been well tested. There are no NASA ID numbers on either piece in keeping with a testing prototype as opposed to an accepted NASA piece of equipment. A consignor's COA is included on NASA letterhead. Rare and seldom available.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500.
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| Realized $999 |
