Early Bendix Talos Anti-Aircraft Missile US Navy, Vintage Topping?

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From an estate. A soiled and damaged vintage Bendix US Navy Talos Missile desk model.  Missile itself is 7 1/2"long. Height straight up from from desktop to tip of nose is 7". The base is in good condition, but the missile is soiled and missing some control surfaces.The metal core from the fuselage appears to have been pressed into the lucite stand, and while it does not pull out, it is loose and rotates along with the metal projection at the bottom. This early design (with lack of antennae on the nose) was seen circa 1958. I don't know the manufacturer, but an internet search showed Topping made a run of (500) Bendix Talos models during the period May thru July 1958. I feel this likely was in that group. While it doesn't present well now, it is a survivor, of sorts, and may be rare, as I can't find another anywhere of vintage manufacture. Hey, someone may just need a good base, too.
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