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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 |
Big Military Mitts
These well-worn, olive-drab canvas surplus M51 mitten shells are 15" long with the gantlets, have leather palms and thumbs and separate index (trigger) fingers on both hands. Adjustable straps snug them up to your forearms and wrists while you're stalking the wild grouse. Made in the USA. Our each is a pair of them.
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37065 MILITARY MITTENS |
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 |
Scabbard
Nylon scabbards or sheaths for large knives or small swords. They are medium brown nylon with black trim, open at the top and rounded to a tapered tip at the bottom. At the top end, each has a metal belt hanger of the sort one uses to attach things to those wide webbing belts with a zillion holes. They measure 18" long x 2-1/4" wide.
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26919 SCABBARD, 18" |
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. |
Tools, Spools, Whatever
It's a weird-looking, never-used, military-surplus tool bag. The 11-1/4" long x 6" dia green-canvas bag has a leather handle on the closed end, and a leather strap that tightens around and closes the open end, leaving an orifice on one side. Our best guess: It holds a spool of wire or cable for easy unwinding. (Second best: If your army rides on ponies, it's a potential feedbag.) As with much military surplus, a few hours in the sun will improve it.
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35692 SPOOL BAG |
Maritime Flag Fest
If you own a boat, a waterfront house, or a seafood restaurant (or maybe just like water or flags), call us quickly. We've only got a few sets of these and they're beauties. Our each is a full set of international maritime signal flags, including (26) letters and (10) numbers, plus (32) NATO signal flags. They're new and still in the box, and although they date from 1965, nobody's changed the signal flag protocol. In a reinforced cotton/linen fabric, heavily stitched with mounting ropes and buckles, the letters are approx 24" x 20" rectangles; the numbers are pennants, approx 6 feet long, 20" wide on the mounting end, tapering down to 6" wide points. They're spectacularly colorful (click on the web pix) and each flag has an individual meaning ("I require assistance," "I am dragging my anchor") as well as standing for a letter or number. Manufactured by the respected, 140-year-old Bonner Fahnenfabrik, or Bonn Flag Factory.
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11537 MARITIME FLAGS |
Keep Track of Those Mules!
Frankly, it just doesn't get any surplusser than this. Swiss Army knives? Please. You can get those from SkyMall. But a genuine Swiss Army surplus Mule Branding Kit? Only at AS&S, my friend. Comes in a 20" wide x 13-12" tall x 9" deep olive-drab wooden carrying box with a handle and a padlock with a key. The (20) numerical cast-iron branding irons (a double set of 0 to 9) are also quite suitable for personalizing strip steaks with SS#s at those large BBQs. (We'd maybe wash them first.) The irons are 18" long with wooden handles and approx 1" high numbers on the branding end. Includes instructions in French and German along with a nice supply of envelopes and stationery in assorted languages, all inside a 17" x12" cardboard and canvas, ribbon-tie portfolio. Worth every penny, even if the mules aren't included.
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36615 MULE BRANDING KIT |
Great Escape Goggles
OK, maybe Steve McQueen wasn't wearing these when he crashed, but he should have been. Now you can own a pair of authentic German military-surplus motorcycle goggles for under a sawbuck. Approx 8" wide and vented, with clear-plastic lenses, a removable amber sunshade strip at the top, an adjustable elastic strap, and foam padding. Might have minimal scuffing, but that's all part of the authenticity. Even with 'em, it would be better to stay away from barbed wire fences.
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38297 DEUTSCHEGOGGLES |
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 |
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 |
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