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Suction Cup Of The Gods
It's the world's largest rubber suction cup, made for the military for (honest) plugging holes in ships until the guys with the welding torches can take over. In 3/8" thick yellow rubber, it's 24" dia x 5" tall at the center, with a molded bracket at the top. They've got some schmutz on 'em, so a soapy brush is in order, but clean them up and you've got very wind-proof garbage can lids; perfect boat bumpers; gym-floor tie-downs; plugs for 23" drains; the biggest dent-pullers in the universe; a puncture repair kit for your yacht; or the makings of a serious practical joke.
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37075 BIG YELLOW SUCKER |
Cold War Faltende Schaufel
Or whatever the 1960s German army called their folding shovel while we were calling ours an entrenching tool. This German military-surplus version is remarkably similar to ours, except that it uses a push-in, spring-loaded bolt to open and lock. The olive drab blade is 7-3/4" x 5-1/2" on a 7-3/4" long x 1-1/4" dia unpainted wooden handle. Also has a 4" long, fold-out pick, and locks straight open or at a 90° angle. Comes in a leather sheath with belt loops. Used, so you know it works.
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38352 SCHAUFEL |
Radiation Meter
Are the kids growing up with pride? Radiating good cheer? You can tell for sure with...What? It’s for nuclear radiation? An old Civil Defense meter? Bummer. Apparently, this OCD radiation meter from the Victoreen Mfg. Co. was made to sniff out the residue of the nuclear holocaust when you emerged from your bomb shelter. Calibrated 5 r/hr (Roentgen) with a X 0.1, X1, X10, X100 sensitivity selector, it runs on (1) “D” battery (not included.) The Civil Defense yellow boxes are about 8” x 4–1/2” x 3–1/2”. It comes with complete instructions for use. The CD V–777–2 includes two 4–1/2” long x 1/2” dia dosimeters and a 2” x 4” x 4” dosimeter charger. This one is used, but it works fine, even if it looks a bit scuffed.
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19071 CDV-777 RAD METER |
Masks, Gas, Russian
Assembled in the U.S. from Russian parts, anyway. What we have here is a full range of sizes in gas masks for adults and children, although frankly, the smallest of them are really more Yorkshire-terrier sized. New, but surplus, and while they're rated NBC for nuclear/biological/chemical contaminants, they carry absolutely no guarantees. These are to be used as part of a collection, or for costume/novelty purposes. The children's masks come with a 12" long hose, filter tank, defogging pencil, and carrying pouch. The Small is for faces less than 4-1/4" between cheekbones (and less than 3" from the top of the nose to the chin). Medium is for 4-1/4" to 4-1/2" (3" to 3-3/8" top of the nose to the chin). Large, from 4-3/8" to 4-5/8" (3-3/8 to 3-5/8"). Extra large, from 4-1/2" to 4-7/8" (3-5/8" to 3-7/8"). The adult's masks come with an integrated, screw-on filter canister, carrying pouch, and (6) plastic eye-lens covers. The small ones are for adults with a facial circumference (measure around the crown of the head and under the chin) of 24-3/4" or less.
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37187 ADULT GAS MASK, SM. | |
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37221 CHILD GAS MASK, LG. | |
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37220 CHILD GAS MASK, MD. | |
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37218 CHILD GAS MASK, SM. |
Hang It On The Hood
Or on your camel. Our very John-Wayne-in-Hatari, desert-foxish, black-rubber water bladder is just the thing for storing water while camping or chasing down those wildebeest. Measures 24" x 17" when flat and empty. Has a push-button nozzle, rubber-covered rope handles at top and bottom, and holds approx (5) gallons. It's used Euro military surplus (and marked "only for potable water" in (3) languages, none of them English). Might need a little cleaning.
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38446 WATER BAG |
Underwater Kite
Very cool absolutely useless kite-like thing consisting of a central 19" dia disc and (2) 9 ft. "tails" one emerging from each side of the central disc. The disc is actually a metal hoop. It is covered with a very light, strong non-woven fibrous material that is translucent and extremely porous, allowing water to pass right through it. The tails are made of this same material. We have been told it is some kind of drogue for a chute used with a depth charge. We are also told it was used under water. We surmise it is an underwater drogue used to deploy a detector antenna. But it may just be a toy for Merkids. We think you will find it amusing, and may wish to chop it up and use the cool fabric in your own construction. White or olive drab, our choice.
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30153 DROGUE |
ASC Projector
This 16mm projector is chunky and heavy and big (57 lbs, about 16" x 12" x14" high OA) and shows some wear, but we fired the sucker up, and it worked like a charm! It's AV equipment from the U.S. Army Signal Corps, works on standard 120VAC household current, and has all the normal parts and pieces, including -- but not limited to -- an amplifier, take-up reel, 14-ft power cable, and well-used canvas cover. It also has the only three-pronged plug we ever saw that has a spring-loaded, fold-back ground so it will fit an ungrounded outlet. If you were an AV wonk in school, you'll love it!
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35690 US ARMY PROJECTOR Note: This item is not eligible for Expedited Shipping or delivery to Alaska, Hawaii, or the Territories. |
Aloe? This Is Vera Strange!
No, it's not a cactus - but it sure was made to look like one, with its army-green, textured-rubber surface. It's the antenna for a motion detector that senses underground activity, and the perfect subterfuge if you need to guard your desert headquarters from subterranean intruders. Plant it among the cacti, and watch it blend right in. The approx 20" central rod has (4) floppy 20" wire fingers branching from it. The 2-3/4" mounting base may have a short lead wire, or it may be threaded and have a small pressure valve under it. (Luck of the draw.) Sorry, but we don't have the entire motion sensor. We just have the antenna - and with this level of camouflage, we're lucky we can even find that!
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33852 MOTION ANTENNA |
Artillery Takeout
The Australian Army's answer to "Hey, Mate, aim a little higher. Ya hit "B" Company!" This fuze indicator from a '70s artillery piece works like a circular slide rule and determines firing settings for 105 mm shells. It has a 15-3/4" dia aluminum plate sandwiched between (2) 14" dia plates covered with numbers and trajectories, all of which rotate inside a fixed arm. Eminently collectible, and reversible to display Charges 1, 2 and 3 (red and blue trim) or Charges 4 and 5 (orange and green)!
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34300 FUSE INDICATOR |
Hawkeye Pierce's Floor Lamp
Except this one's a lot newer, and from a former Soviet bloc country that no longer exists, which is why we have it. But it's your basic mobile military lamp, in this case made for filling teeth in the field, but perfectly usable for any outdoor surgery, or for bunker-themed decorating. Stands on a 26" wide (at the feet) x 5-feet tall steel tripod with a 39" boom. Has an 8-foot-plus power cord with a Euro plug, a 7-1/2" x 4-1/4" x 2-1/2" power transformer box hanging off the boom, a 5-1/2" x 11-1/2" reflector/lamp housing with a 24V 150W halogen bulb (plus a spare), and a 34-foot power jumper with alligator clips for battery operation. The whole MASH-worthy magilla comes in a 27-1/2" x 14-1/2" x 11-1/2" reinforced wooden carrying case with handles and hasps. Will also take commercially available halogen bulbs.
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37831 FIELD MEDICAL LAMP |
Find Polish Metal!
Search for zlotys on the beach, or just be the first militaria collector on your block with a USSR-era Polish army surplus mine detector. (That's a Polski armia nadwy?ka möj wykrywacz, we think.) Comes complete with (8) feet of pipe (in 2-foot sections) for getting farther from the mines, a 5-foot cord on the headphones, a log-book, a canvas carrying pouch, and a small box wrench. The downside? It's battery operated (and may even come with one or two dead ones) but not by batteries in any size we recognize, so making it operable could be a challenge.
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37923 MINE DETECTOR |
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