FLOWN Parachute Equipment from Apollo 7. Reefing line rings and cutter mechanism encased in a rectangular 2.5 x 6 inch lucite block. Presented to Schirra after the flight by the Bermite Division of the Whittaker Corp. The mechanism used a small pyrotechnic charge to cut the reefing line for the Command Module's main parachute deployment just before splashdown. [With:] Typed letter signed from Schirra. (2)

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FLOWN Parachute Equipment from Apollo 7. Reefing line rings and cutter mechanism encased in a rectangular 2.5 x 6 inch lucite block. Presented to Schirra after the flight by the Bermite Division of the Whittaker Corp. The mechanism used a small pyrotechnic charge to cut the reefing line for the Command Module's main parachute deployment just before splashdown. [With:] Typed letter signed from Schirra. (2)