RAREVINTAGE FULLY WORKING MARUSAN (SAN) TIN, SSN 571 NAUTILUS SUBMARINE WithBOX

  

THIS IS THEIR (MARUSAN) ORIGINAL TRIBUTE TO THE FIRST NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINE THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN THE "SSN 571 NAUTILUS". THE "SSN" STANDS FOR "SS = SUBMARINE N = NUCLEAR" AND THE NAME "NAUTILUS" IS EXTRACTED FROM THE SCIENCE FICTION AUTHOR JULES VERNE INFAMOUS BOOK "TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA".

BACK IN 1951 GENERAL DYNAMICS WAS AWARDED THE CONTRACT TO BUILD "CAPTAIN'S NEMOS NAUTILUS SUBMARINE". IT WAS LAUNCHED IN JANUARY OF 1954 AND COMPLETED IN APRIL OF 1955. FROM THERE THE SSN 571 SET RECORDS AFTER RECORDS TILL SHE WAS FINALLY DECOMMISSIONED IN MARCH OF 1980 AND NOW RESIDES CLOSE BY TO WHERE SHE WAS INITIALLY LAUNCHED FROM AT THE NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE IN GROTON, CT. BACK IN 2002 THE NAUTILUS UNDERWENT A FULL PRESERVATION TREATMENT AND IS ON DISPLAY FOR ALL TO TAKE A TOUR AS SHE IS NOW DESIGNATED AS A NATIONAL NUCLAR LANDMARK. THIS MODEL IS 12 INCHES LONG (30.5CM). IT IS ALSO 100% OPERATIONAL. YOU DO HAVE SOME SPYDERING OF THE RED PAINT ON THE FRONT DIVE PLANES AND THE GREEN BODY DOES SHOW SOME SIGNS OF IT'S AGE. BUT, I CAN SAY FROM EXPERIENCE THAT THIS EXAMPLE HAS NEVER BEEN WET!! THIS SUBMARINE IS DESIGNED TO WORK UNDERWATER. BY SIMPLY MOVING THE FRONT DIVE PLANES, YOU CAN CONTROL THE DIVE ANGEL OF THIS SUBMARINE. THE REAR RUDDER DOES WORK TO STEER THIS SUBMARINE AS WELL. THE CONNING TOWER HAS TWO (2) PERISCOPES WHICH HAVE NO FUNCTION OTHER THEN COSMETIC....

THEY DO PULL UP, BUT AGAIN, HAVE NO REAL FUNCTION. YOU WILL SEE THAT IN ONE (1) OF MY PICTURES, I SHOW A DIMPLE WHICH IS LOCATED ON ONE SIDE OF THIS TIN SUBMARINE. THIS DIMPLE HAS BEEN HERE FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE HAD THIS SUBMARINE IN MY POSSESSION... AND THAT IS A LONG...

THIS IS THE ONLY DIMPLE ON THIS SUBMARINE. THE FRONT CANNON DOES LIFT UP AND COMES OFF.

UNDER WHICH IS THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT WHICH TAKES A SINGLE SIZE "C" BATTERY (NOT INCLUDED). YOU CAN SEE THAT BOTH BRASS CONTACTS ARE PICTURED AND IN BRAND NEW CONDITION/SHAPE. YOU HAVE NO CORROSION OR TARNISH FOUND ANYWHERE IN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. THE ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS, WHICH ARE ON ONE SMALL END FLAP SIMPLY STATE TO REVERSE THE BATTERY TO HAVE THIS SUBMARINE GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION!

TO POWER UP THIS NAUTILUS, YOU SIMPLY PLACE THE BATTERY INTO THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT, PLACE THE LID BACK ON AND NOW YOU SIMPLY PULL UP ON THE SMALL REAR PERISCOPE. YOU WILL SEE THE FRONT LIGHT TURN ON AND THE PROPELLER WILL INSTANTLY START TO ROTATE/SPIN (AS PICTURED). NOW, IF YOU SO DESIRE, YOU CAN PLACE THIS DOWN INTO A BODY OF WATER AND ADJUST THE FRONT AND REAR PLANES TILL YOU GET THE DESIRED RESULT.

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE A "PLUG" LOCATED ON THE BACK OF THE TOP DECK. THIS IS THERE TO ALLOW YOU TO DRAIN OUT THE WATER WHICH WOULD COME IN FROM THE FRONT BATTERY COMPARTMENT AS THEY DID NOT DO A GREAT JOB ON MAKING THIS SUBMARINE WATER-TIGHT! KEEP IN MIND THAT YOUR LOOKING AT TECHNOLOGY WHICH IS WELL OVER A HALF OF A CENTURY OLD!! IT IS SO RARE TO LOCATE ONE OF THESE ORIGINAL SAN SSN 571 NAUTILUS IN ANY SHAPE/CONDITION AS THESE WERE DESIGNED TO BE PLACED INTO WATER!!

MOST OF THESE EXAMPLES SIMPLY RUSTED AWAY AND ENDED UP IN GARBAGE BINS! THIS WOULD BE THE "STAR" OF ANY COLLECTION AND WOULD COMMAND A SPOT FRONT AND CENTER! THE ORIGINAL BOX IS STILL HERE AND YES, DOES HAVE SOME ISSUES, BUT AGAIN, THESE BOXES GOT WET AND WHEN STORED, THEY SIMPLY ROTTED AWAY WITH THE SUBMARINE. THE LID HAS THE INSTRUCTIONS PRINTED ON ONE OF THE SMALLER SIDES. THE OPPOSITE SIDE HAS A TEAR ON IT.

YOU HAVE NO ADDED TAPE OR GLUE FOUND ANYWHERE ON THIS BOX. YOU ALSO HAVE ALL OF THE ORIGINAL INSERTS INCLUDED (AS PICTURED) AND THE BASE AS WELL. I DO ASK THAT YOU TAKE A FEW GOOD LOOKS AT MY PICTURES AS THESE DO BECOME AN IMPORTANT AND VITAL PART OF MY DESCRIPTION. JUST BELLOW IS THE NEWELY CREATED VIDEO OF THIS SSN 571. IT WILL BE SENT FULLY INSURED.

UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD SOME RUN-INS WITH SOME UNSCRUPULOUS FOLKS WHO BY THEIR VERY NATURE "DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS". SO PLEASE DO NOT FAULT ME WHEN IT'S TIME TO LEAVE YOUR FEEDBACK AS I HAVE NO MORE CONTROL OVER THIS THEN YOU DO! INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS THIS DOES APPLY TO YOU....... THIS HAS BECOME A FULL TIME BUSINESS FOR ME AND I REALLY ENJOY DOING IT.

I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO TILL IT BECOMES A BURDEN AND I CAN NO LONGER ENJOY IT. I WILL BE ADDING TO THIS STORE WEEKLY (OR TRYING TO) AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE THAT I DO EXACTLY WHAT I SAY AND DO SO IN A VERY TIMELY FASHION. I HAVE LITERALLY THOUSAND OF ADDITIONAL TECHNOFIX, ARNOLD, SCHUCO, BANDAI, NOMURA, MARX, MARUSAN ECT. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I WILL BE ADDING SOME OF MANUFACTURES EVERY NOW AND THEN, SO KEEP ME IN MIND AS IT IS MY INTENTION TO ADD AT LEAST ONE MODEL PER EVENING UNTIL SUCH A TIME WHEN I BRING MY PARTNER IN.

BE SURE TO CHECK ME OUT OFTEN AS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT SEE THAT SOMETHING SPECIAL WHICH MIGHT JUST FILL THAT VOID IN YOUR PERSONAL COLLECTION! THIS IS WHERE I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING ALL OF THE ABOVE. IN ORDER TO VIEW MY LISTINGS IN A CONCISE AND ORDERLY FASHION, ALL YOU NEED DO IS TO LOCATE THAT SMALL.

DOOR A TOP THIS PAGE. THIS IS LOCATED JUST BELOW MY SELLERS ID AND FEEDBACK TALLY.

IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE YOUR SEARCH FURTHER, ONCE YOUR IN MY STORE, IN THE CENTER OF THE PAGE YOU WILL SEE A "SEARCH" BAR, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE JUST MY MODEL CARS, JUST TYPE IN "MODEL CAR" AND JUST MY LISTED MODEL CARS WILL POP-UP. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE SOME LP'S... I THINK YOU GET THE GIST OF THIS NOW! I HAVE A LIST OF CATEGORIES THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN STREAMLINING YOUR SEARCH AS WELL. A NEW CATEGORY HAS BEEN ADDED WHICH IS "VINTAGE/ANTIQUE TOYS", BE SURE TO CHECK THIS OUT!

ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS EVER-SO-LIGHTLY USED (AND NEVER FLOATED) VINTAGE, TIN, BATTERY OPERATED, SAN SSN 571 NAUTILUS SUBMARINE STILL IN IT'S ORIGINAL BOX WITH IT'S ORIGINAL PROTECTIVE INSERTS. AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST..... This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Electronic, Battery & Wind-Up\Battery Operated\Pre-1970".911" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
• Custom Bundle: No
• Material: TIN
• Theme: NAVY/SUBMARINES/MILITARY
• ITEM LOCATION:: PENDING PLACEMENT.
• Year: CIRCA 1965
• Age Level: 8-11 Years
• Brand: MARUSAN, MARUSAN SHOTEN, LTD.