Missile ID help

[Dazzz]

Hi all, this is my first post!
Could anyone help ID this incomplete and empty missile? It was rescued from a scrap dealer over 30 years ago.
Thanks for any help, Daz

 

[weberoed]

gotta diameter and length?

 

[Dazzz]

Diameter is 7.5", length is 79"

 

[AMMOTECHXT]

Sorry I can't help. All I can say is that it is not something that was used by the British army from 1979 onwards. That doesn't rule out the airforce and navy and my knowledge of non British systems is poor.

 

[Slick]

Looks like something crafted for display. Or maybe testing. No nozzle(s), welded fin sets. Maybe something used in firefighter training. Did some USN firefighting training on similar examples. Very cool missle, anyways.

Rick

 

[Dazzz]

I've posted this on another forum and had a lot of replies, starting with comments that it looked home made and poorly welded together. But after I got more pictures up some posters recognised it as parts of a missile, and what I thought was the front was the rear section. I had put the parts together backwards!
I believe the image below is how it should be.

Here are some more pictures
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There are no welds on this it is all machined and screwed together. The larger fins and the tapered section are I believe magnesium, the smaller fins steel and main tube and trim tabs appear to be an aluminium alloy. The small fins would have been able to rotate but are now locked. This is light for its size, I can pick it up easily.
Following suggestions I found details of a missile Popsy B here. The front section looks very similar to these sections.
Daz

 

[Slick]

Sure looks like the Popsy B.

 

[V40]

Whatever it may be it is definately an old design. Something curious though if you look at the pictures carefully. The smaller fins seem to be fitted to a small circular, possible movable/steering platform for its guidance.

 

[botcheg]

Can't find an exact match but the French Matra line of rockets have a family resemblence of fins and tailcone.
Bill

 

[Bonnex]

The attached extract from the Joint Services Textbook of Guided Weapons might be of interest. Your example has the characteristics of the RTV1 but is slightly smaller.

 

[glevum]

There is a RTV1 in the Science Museum, London.

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/81779-Big-missile