Original U.S. WWII Inert Navy BOFORS 40mm Ammunition Ordnance Display Board - Dated 1944 - 23¼ x 25¾”

Original Item: Only One Available. The Bureau of Ordnance (BuOrd) was a United States Navy organization, which was responsible for the procurement, storage, and deployment of all naval weapons, between the years 1862 and 1959. All rounds and projectiles are in wonderful condition and are inert making them BATF compliant. Like all deactivated ordnance, this board is Not Available for Export. Congress established the Bureau in the Department of the Navy by an act of July 5, 1862 (12 Stat. 510), which transferred the hydrographic functions of the Navy's Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography (1842–1862) to the newly established Bureau of Navigation. During the early 20th century, BuOrd became involved in the development of aerial weapons. This often led to friction with the Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer), which had responsibility for the development of Naval aircraft. BuAer's work on "pilotless aircraft," or drones, conflicted with BuOrd's development of guided missiles. After World War II, th