Jbmbryant... indeed they did....my Dad was captured at the Battle of the Bulge & escaped from a German POW labor camp a few months later...he mentioned the German guards patrolling the camp at night using this type of flashlight because you could hear the ZZZRRRR...ZZZRRRR...as they pumped the grip generating the electricity..
@@jeffanon1772 that’s crazy man, your pops? Must be a strong willed man to escape the horrors he saw there, at my school that I ended up transferring too had a teacher who I should have gave more respect too sadly… I forgot what exactly he called his unit or the role he had but he would behind enemy lines, get information, sabotage if need be, attack certain positions if needed but he said he main priority was to get information on high value targets or personnel, he had pictures of Germans in his room he personally took and kept from his time there. He said he tried to take as much shit as he could when it was time to head back to civilian life 😂. He was cool asf but always with attitude. Always serious and when one of the bigger dudes would act out he’d always get in there face he’d always have that thousand yard stare, he’s seen some thing alright would never answer questions like that, I remember one fat fuck asked him “how many ppl did you kill” random asf in class the guy looked at him said “how fucking stupid are you to ask me that” and just kept looking at him
@@Evoislife thank you...yeah, he was a tough old bird.. lots of them were back then...one his brothers, my Uncle...was blown out of the same foxhole three times in a row by those German potato masher concussion grenades...every time, he'd scramble back in the foxhole before they could shoot him...he made it home, but he didn't hear so well after that..
I think it also has a battery... but that it's not holding a charge, which is why the light immediately goes back out. I could be wrong though. Never seen one before. Just an assumption.
That flashlight doesn't contain a battery, it only contains a dynamo which, when combined with your muscle power, easily generates the required 3 to 6 volts to light the incandescent bulb when squeezed repeatedly. The plastic will probably have gotten quite brittle by now, so I'd recommend you to be very careful when operating the device because after 80 years the thin plastic grip can easily be damaged. Ask me how I know... (That darned green plastic handle will snap off if you just so much as look at it sideways!)
Unfortunate. Reminds me of the time my bong smoke piece hit the carpet floor from a height of 5”. Mf shattered to a million pieces and i was just so confused.
Many people do: They may need the money or in many cases, younger heirs these days just aren't interested in heirlooms and collectables. Better to find a new home than to let someone who has no interest dispose of them.
About 40 years ago a poor kid had been sent to Summer camp with one of those flash lights. At assembly one night they called for all the kids to light up their flashlights and I heard this terrible noise behind my head. I turned and saw this kid with this flashlight and will never forget the look of embarrassment and frustration on his face. I still feel bad for him.
As other commentators state it a magneto. But no batteries. It has a capacitor inside. The magneto generates DC voltage which is stored in the capacitor. This enables the bulb to light up. The problem is the cap holds a rather substantial DC charge when you stop squeezing the handle and the bulb goes out. They were once quite common as surplus. Boy Scouts loved them. However if you pried the thing open to see how it worked and touched the cap inadvertently…you got the thrill of your life. Don’t ask me how I know this. Just take my word. Get it? Got it? Good! Fox out
Dynamo my old mucka, not a battery. Should still be working in a 180 year I would expect. Although I would not want to use that in a combat situation...easy way to get shot by the enemy sounding like a constipated bee.
In the Netherlands we call them “knijp kat” which translates into “squeeze cat”. I understood the squeeze part but after hearing how it sounds I also get the cat part 😂🤣
What does the round thing on top, behind the reflector do? Can one also use it to set off charges? Would make sense. Better than a big box with T handle that looks like a bike tire pump on steroids.
It does the same thing as a clacker does for a claymore directional mine... I had a plunger type for setting off blasting caps. It was an antique, made around 1900 and the thing would light you up...lol It was rated for 25 caps, and would throw a 1/4" spark between the leads...
@@Jreb1865 thank you, that answered both my questions. Does a claymore clacker have a battery in it? I assumed it was just a switch that was in parallel with the one for trips to facilitate command detonation. The 3 times being a safety.
My Dad was captured at the Battle of the Bulge & escaped from a German POW labor camp a few months later and he mentioned the German guards using that type of flashlight as they patrolled the camp...he said you could hear the ZZZRRRR... ZZZRRRR as they pumped the handle to generate the electricity...
This was an excellent piece of tech for the time , it actually generated it own electricity. Combined with todays lithium ion batteries as self charging implement would be even better . They do make a shaker light but not very dependable.
'Nice Idea For a Flashlight, Saving Factories From Having To Make Short-Lived, (And Hard-To-Get-In-A-Warzone,) Batteries, But The Noise Of Cranking That Thing Would Give You Away! -(ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT!)
That is not a battery dude,, it's a small hand alternator, there is no battery involved,, it's a hand crank alternator/ generator,, there have been many many many many versions of this tech over the years, such as hand crank radios fro the 1980's up to🤔modern,, dude how are you not aware of what that is
Dude there’s no batteries in that… Lol it’s magnetically charge for a second. My goodness… Lol. It may have had a battery in it though. And then you were charging that battery by pulling the handle. But it’s a magneto flashlight. There’s no batteries. Generally.
Battery? No. But I'm sure we can find some 80 year old generators and crank powered weather radios that will still produce power if you spin them. I appreciate your vast knowledge of firearms though. I'll be waiting for more of those videos.
I sent 2 emails requesting that this be placed on hold shortly after the first video aired. Can you please place on hold. As a good past customer I would appreciate it Tom.
cool idea but if i’m a soldier and trying not to get shot…. last thing i’d want to do is use that flashlight! hey nazi i’m over here, the loud american😂😂
I say all things out of love brother,,, I have no hate, I'm more confused that anything, how are of your age, and do t know what a hand crank light/ radio is
You keep squeezing it. It's for emergency use. You can still get plastic versions of it today. That one looks new, I seriously doubt that saw combat, but definitely unique
Because it is NOT a battery, it is powered by pumping as you did--its dynamo powered like the old bicycle lights we had as kids on our bikes, its a dynamo not battery powered so for me--you aint such an expert at all.
The real Tesla, Nikola Tesla, most certainly created batteries that still run today; and will after we are long gone... *that's why THEY did what THEY did to him.*
My Dad talked about using one of those in Germany during the last month of combat during WWII. A crummy hand pump flashlight in one hand, and his M-1 Garand in the o.
Not a batter, it's a magneto. Generates electricity by spinning copper wires through a magnetic field. The germans also used them.
Russia and Great Britain made them as well. I had a Russian one from the Cold War. Very cheaply made, it was no surprise when it broke...
@@Jreb1865
Lol
Jbmbryant... indeed they did....my Dad was captured at the Battle of the Bulge & escaped from a German POW labor camp a few months later...he mentioned the German guards patrolling the camp at night using this type of flashlight because you could hear the ZZZRRRR...ZZZRRRR...as they pumped the grip generating the electricity..
@@jeffanon1772 that’s crazy man, your pops? Must be a strong willed man to escape the horrors he saw there, at my school that I ended up transferring too had a teacher who I should have gave more respect too sadly… I forgot what exactly he called his unit or the role he had but he would behind enemy lines, get information, sabotage if need be, attack certain positions if needed but he said he main priority was to get information on high value targets or personnel, he had pictures of Germans in his room he personally took and kept from his time there. He said he tried to take as much shit as he could when it was time to head back to civilian life 😂. He was cool asf but always with attitude. Always serious and when one of the bigger dudes would act out he’d always get in there face he’d always have that thousand yard stare, he’s seen some thing alright would never answer questions like that, I remember one fat fuck asked him “how many ppl did you kill” random asf in class the guy looked at him said “how fucking stupid are you to ask me that” and just kept looking at him
@@Evoislife thank you...yeah, he was a tough old bird.. lots of them were back then...one his brothers, my Uncle...was blown out of the same foxhole three times in a row by those German potato masher concussion grenades...every time, he'd scramble back in the foxhole before they could shoot him...he made it home, but he didn't hear so well after that..
Not a battery, it's a bunch of copper coils in a certain formation. And a thing that spins to conduct electricity and cause the like to flash a bit.
I think it also has a battery... but that it's not holding a charge, which is why the light immediately goes back out. I could be wrong though. Never seen one before. Just an assumption.
That flashlight doesn't contain a battery, it only contains a dynamo which, when combined with your muscle power, easily generates the required 3 to 6 volts to light the incandescent bulb when squeezed repeatedly. The plastic will probably have gotten quite brittle by now, so I'd recommend you to be very careful when operating the device because after 80 years the thin plastic grip can easily be damaged. Ask me how I know... (That darned green plastic handle will snap off if you just so much as look at it sideways!)
Unfortunate. Reminds me of the time my bong smoke piece hit the carpet floor from a height of 5”. Mf shattered to a million pieces and i was just so confused.
Back in the 60s some of my fellow Boy Scouts had those (their Dad's of course). Most of them were replaced soon enough in favor of D Cell flashlights.
Love that "X" stitching on the jacket rank patches. It always adds so much to the look of the jacket overall...
i can't even describe how bad i want an old 1911 like that
.357 is faster
@@stevehudson7429 well so is my full size 9mm lol but don't change the fact that i love 1911s . Especially a piece of History like that
I had a toy like that when I was a kid.
It had red, blue, and green filters.
Except it had a hand crank.
Loved that toy!
It was loud as hell.
I have a similar torch that was used by my late father around 1944 in Italy!!
Can tell your from across the pond🤔👍 love ya brother,,,,, torch is what clued me in🤔👍
who gives up heirlooms
Many people do: They may need the money or in many cases, younger heirs these days just aren't interested in heirlooms and collectables. Better to find a new home than to let someone who has no interest dispose of them.
You can't eat heirlooms... Or pay your mortgage with them.
People who are scared of guns
Women in this case.
Wanted to pass to someone who would treasure and persevering is important.
Have not seen one of those in 40 some years......wow!
Thank you for your service sir!
Ahh, yes. The illustrious floor Luger.
One of my favorite variations perhaps
Hope you can walk in one day with a DDay paratrooper pocket signal cricket.
That 1911 looks like it’s in great condition. 😎
About 40 years ago a poor kid had been sent to Summer camp with one of those flash lights. At assembly one night they called for all the kids to light up their flashlights and I heard this terrible noise behind my head. I turned and saw this kid with this flashlight and will never forget the look of embarrassment and frustration on his face. I still feel bad for him.
As other commentators state it a magneto. But no batteries. It has a capacitor inside. The magneto generates DC voltage which is stored in the capacitor. This enables the bulb to light up. The problem is the cap holds a rather substantial DC charge when you stop squeezing the handle and the bulb goes out.
They were once quite common as surplus. Boy Scouts loved them. However if you pried the thing open to see how it worked and touched the cap inadvertently…you got the thrill of your life. Don’t ask me how I know this. Just take my word. Get it? Got it? Good!
Fox out
it doesn't have a battery i believe.
My father had some from the navy from the 60's
Dynamo my old mucka, not a battery. Should still be working in a 180 year I would expect. Although I would not want to use that in a combat situation...easy way to get shot by the enemy sounding like a constipated bee.
1st sergeant in 9 years! You know he got a combat promotion.
Dutch invention during ww2 called a knijpkat batteries etc were not available
In the Netherlands we call them “knijp kat” which translates into “squeeze cat”. I understood the squeeze part but after hearing how it sounds I also get the cat part 😂🤣
Can’t believe people discard family heirlooms like that. But I guarantee whoever buys them will cherish them
That's because it is not a battery. It's a coil, and your hands become the generator. The faster you squeeze, the brighter the bulb will be.
What does the round thing on top, behind the reflector do?
Can one also use it to set off charges? Would make sense. Better than a big box with T handle that looks like a bike tire pump on steroids.
It does the same thing as a clacker does for a claymore directional mine... I had a plunger type for setting off blasting caps. It was an antique, made around 1900 and the thing would light you up...lol It was rated for 25 caps, and would throw a 1/4" spark between the leads...
@@Jreb1865 thank you, that answered both my questions. Does a claymore clacker have a battery in it? I assumed it was just a switch that was in parallel with the one for trips to facilitate command detonation. The 3 times being a safety.
@@robertdeen8741 It has a magneto also. A video on YT shows a guy taking his apart and fixing it...
With such a wide access to so much original gear, do you every get approached by film,
TV and video games studios?
My Dad was captured at the Battle of the Bulge & escaped from a German POW labor camp a few months later and he mentioned the German guards using that type of flashlight as they patrolled the camp...he said you could hear the ZZZRRRR... ZZZRRRR as they pumped the handle to generate the electricity...
We used to get the cheap version of that at the swap meet for like two bucks, we always called them Russian flashlight
As an avid flashlight collector and custom builder that is really cool !!!!!!
The light needs some oil
My father brought back one of the 90° angle head 2 D battery flashlight I thought was cool as a kid. Would have loved one of these to play with.
It’s not a battery it’s a manually operated alternator or magneto so to speak same concept
❤ love the channel, listening to yours like being in the seminar hall
Nice Remington
Super cool light but one downfall......
The noise... Not great for staying inconspicuous. Still cool though.!! 😁👍
Definitely loud enough to give a hiding enemy your location. Really cool though.
Beautiful stuff
It is a magneto type generator and it is kinda noisy. Not a battery.
This lamp has also noch battery 😅
I don’t think that’s a battery bud. If it was a battery, it would stay lit for some amount of time after you energized it with motion.
This was an excellent piece of tech for the time , it actually generated it own electricity. Combined with todays lithium ion batteries as self charging implement would be even better . They do make a shaker light but not very dependable.
It’s just a dynamo, doesn’t need a battery!
so we're all just gonna ignore the luger laying upside down by the couch
Legacy must have Lugers, 1911s, P38s PPKs as paperweights, and door stops.
Damn, been awhile since I saw one of those
If it had a battery you wouldn't have to squeeze that.
It's not a battery, it's a dynamo. It stores nothing.
That’s because there’s no battery in that flashlight
That's awesome
thats NOT the battery working, its just the magneto, otherwise it would stay lit After you stopped**
🧐🤔🤨🤷🏼
Please take the visor caps and Luger off the floor
Neather do those.
Didn't want you to see the spoils of war.
I think they called them dynamo's
It lights up after 80 years, because there is no battery. LoL
Just a testament of what and how they made things that needed to work and would work when needed to. Great day to you.
I LOVE YOUR CONTENT SIR,THANK YOU FOR THE TIME YOU SPEND AND EFFORT YOU PUT FORTH
Send it to Elon so he can figure out the battery issue.
Cool!
That is not a fighting knife, it's a bayonet for his long gun,, looks like for an m1
That's like a dynamo or something, not a battery
Thats cool
It's called a Dynamo
'Nice Idea For a Flashlight, Saving Factories From Having To Make Short-Lived, (And Hard-To-Get-In-A-Warzone,) Batteries, But The Noise Of Cranking That Thing Would Give You Away! -(ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT!)
That is not a battery dude,, it's a small hand alternator, there is no battery involved,, it's a hand crank alternator/ generator,, there have been many many many many versions of this tech over the years, such as hand crank radios fro the 1980's up to🤔modern,, dude how are you not aware of what that is
The germans had a simillar thing
Very impressive for something built by the lowest bidder.😁
Thats bc kts not a battery
That sucker can wake up the dead! 😅
Hes not a first Sargent hes a master sargent. I first sargent has 3 stripes on top and 1 down below.
I have a Russian version. The tech inside is called a dynamo.
My dad has one of those it was like a gag gift made in russia
Dude there’s no batteries in that… Lol it’s magnetically charge for a second. My goodness… Lol. It may have had a battery in it though. And then you were charging that battery by pulling the handle. But it’s a magneto flashlight. There’s no batteries. Generally.
Battery? No. But I'm sure we can find some 80 year old generators and crank powered weather radios that will still produce power if you spin them. I appreciate your vast knowledge of firearms though. I'll be waiting for more of those videos.
Well because Tesla hasn’t been around for 80 years 😂😂😂
Wow
Tesla doesn’t have a battery that’s 50 years old so your 80 yr Tesla battery analogy doesn’t work
Guarantee you know these things don't have batteries. Great way to get comments.
They didn't have batteries then sir😂😂😂 they wouldn't have had to use copper to make electricity to have light.. YA THINK 🤔😂👀
Considering it's not a battery it's not all that impressive. Love the channel but please do the slightest amount of research so we don't lose respect.
Why would you give any of that away?
I don’t think Elon Musk is 80 years old yet
I sent 2 emails requesting that this be placed on hold shortly after the first video aired. Can you please place on hold. As a good past customer I would appreciate it Tom.
cool idea but if i’m a soldier and trying not to get shot…. last thing i’d want to do is use that flashlight! hey nazi i’m over here, the loud american😂😂
Gonna sneak through this tunnel making that noise , wtf
Really
That's cause there's no battery 😂
I believe the torch was a waffen ss hand cranked torch since copied
Too noisy. Would give you away
I say all things out of love brother,,, I have no hate, I'm more confused that anything, how are of your age, and do t know what a hand crank light/ radio is
Dynamo
Why you gotta make that stupid lame joke? They video was perfect as it was. Then you just ruined it.
I don’t understand do you literally have to keep pumping that? Covert military operation 👎
You keep squeezing it. It's for emergency use. You can still get plastic versions of it today. That one looks new, I seriously doubt that saw combat, but definitely unique
cool light, not very good for stealth tactics..... could hear that thing from a mile away
Because it is NOT a battery, it is powered by pumping as you did--its dynamo powered like the old bicycle lights we had as kids on our bikes, its a dynamo not battery powered so for me--you aint such an expert at all.
No batteries
The real Tesla, Nikola Tesla, most certainly created batteries that still run today; and will after we are long gone... *that's why THEY did what THEY did to him.*
My Dad talked about using one of those in Germany during the last month of combat during WWII. A crummy hand pump flashlight in one hand, and his M-1 Garand in the o.
Wow