foxtrail35 Posted February 10, 2011 Share #1 Posted February 10, 2011 Could anyone tell me if it is legal to own a un armed falcon missile. The unit is empty on the inside and comes apart in the middle, this thing is in excellent condition. About 7ft tall and red and white from vietnam era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkdriver Posted February 10, 2011 Share #2 Posted February 10, 2011 As long as it was demilled of it's componenets through a legitimate source, then it would be legal to own, barring any weird state laws. As soon as something is demilled and found of no value to the military, you can own it. There is a guy in Pinkard Alabama that has a Nike missile on a rail in front of his store. I used to own a nose cone off a supposed nuclear warhead. Once demilled, it's just fiberglass and aluminum at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted February 10, 2011 Share #3 Posted February 10, 2011 Now that is a question we do not see very often. If it: Does not have an active propulsion system Does not have active electronics or guidance Does not embody any current classified technology and Cannot be configured to be an active weapon... I am betting that you would not have a legal issue owning this. We've seen dewat Dragon anti-tank missiles in the hands of collectors, so I imagine this falls in the same category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxtrail35 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted February 10, 2011 Does anyone know what it would be worth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkdriver Posted February 10, 2011 Share #5 Posted February 10, 2011 Does anyone know what it would be worth? Depends on condition and someone actually wanting to pay for it. Things are only worth what someone will pay, not what the owner wants. There is no real way to give you a guestimation on this because the only person that can accurately tell you is the person wanting it. If you can post pictures of it, we can take a stab. My nose cone that I mentioned, I had $100 on it, a guy came up and offered me $5 for it. I refused and ended up in the end putting it in a trade and probably got no more than $5 for it. This stuff is cool to have laying around until the wife gets irritated at it laying around, then it isn't worth monkey spit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxtrail35 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share #6 Posted February 10, 2011 Here is a pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkdriver Posted February 10, 2011 Share #7 Posted February 10, 2011 Two things come to mind when I see that. First, that is in really good shape and I think you could actually make a fairly good chunk of change with that as there are a lot of collectors of flight gear and such that wouldn't mind having that in their collection. Number two, you must have a very loving wife to put up with that thing in the corner of her nice looking house! Nice piece, really cool, but I wouldn't have a clue what it would really bring. Shipping would be atrocious, both cost and customs wise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxtrail35 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted February 10, 2011 She wants it out of there and work has been slow, so time to let it go. Any offers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkdriver Posted February 10, 2011 Share #9 Posted February 10, 2011 What does it weigh? I'm thinking shipping will be horrible on that thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxtrail35 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share #10 Posted February 10, 2011 I will have to weight it and see but don't think over 50 pnds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted February 10, 2011 Share #11 Posted February 10, 2011 That thing would make a good Festivus pole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxtrail35 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share #12 Posted February 10, 2011 Any interested buyers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkdriver Posted February 11, 2011 Share #13 Posted February 11, 2011 PM sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted February 11, 2011 Share #14 Posted February 11, 2011 Any interested buyers? Items may be listed for sale on this Forum after members have contributed 50 posts or more. Please review our rules for sales before placing any addtional threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxtrail35 Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share #15 Posted February 11, 2011 Sorry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted February 12, 2011 Share #16 Posted February 12, 2011 Sorry about that. No Problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightmac Posted February 14, 2011 Share #17 Posted February 14, 2011 Here is a pic. Wow. That would go great with my F-102 cockpit stuff (and canopy!)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxtrail35 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share #18 Posted February 23, 2011 Yes it would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-89J Posted May 23, 2011 Share #19 Posted May 23, 2011 The missile is an AIM-4D heat seeker used on the F/TF-102, F-101B/F and CF-101B/F in the interceptor role for which it was designed. The AIM-4D was also used on some F-4s in Viet Nam with very little sucess and gave the missile an undeserved bad reputation. The missile was mis-employed in a dogfight environment that it was never designed for. The D's were modified with improved guidance system cooling and strengthened launch lugs as a result of the Viet Nam experience. I have a later version, the AIM-4G radar Super Falcon, as part of the HOARS (Highway Onboard Attack Retaliation System) option on my motorhome for dealing with inconsiderate drivers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vahe Demirjian Posted February 7 Share #20 Posted February 7 A Douglas AIR-2 Genie air-to-air rocket was recently found in the garage of a deceased person: https://taskandpurpose.com/news/cold-war-era-air-to-air-rocket-seattle-bellevue-air-2-genie/ Since the police found the Genie in the garage, maybe state laws proscribe private citizens from owning derelict Cold War-era guided missiles and unguided rockets in their home garages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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