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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 |
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Sachetto di Ginnastica
Gym bag, surplus, gently used, and apparently from the Italian army. The bag, a squared-off duffle, is olive drab nylon, 11" wide x 14" tall x 22" long, with zippered 10" x 11" pockets on both ends and a flat bottom. Has (2) 9-inch canvas handles and a small "Esercito" ("Army" in Italiano) logo on one side. Might benefit from a little time freshening up in the Tuscan sun but your sun, or a quick spritz of fabric freshener, will work just fine.
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39244 ITALO BAG |
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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" |
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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 |
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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. |
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 |
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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 |
Cape Of Good Hope
Hope it rains? Good. Here's just what you need, from our friends in the Netherlands, where it rains all the time. In OD rubberized canvas, this cape measures 48" from the nape to the point in back, with a 4-button front and a collar with (2) buttons to adjust for larger-necked troopers. Hanging loop, no arm-slits. Perfect for forest vampires or duck hunters, but with a certain urban-hip chic that wouldn't be wasted on a struggling poet. One size fits most, the Dutch told us.
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39397 DUTCH CAPE |
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Stake Frites
Direct from the French army, these giant steel tent stakes are scary big. They're T-bars approx 2 feet long x 1-5/8", tapered at one end. A pair of 7/8" dia rods extends 2-3/4" from each side near the top. Large enough for circus tents, or driving through the heart of a really large robotic vampire.
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39506 FRENCH TENT STAKES |
Signal Corps Field Phone
Just like Ike used. The original WWII-to-1967 U.S. Army EE8 Field Telephone (second issue, in an olive drab canvas case). Used surplus. It should still be operational, but, of course, there are no guarantees. It uses a pair of standard "D" batteries, not included, and weighs approx 10 lbs, private. Case is 9-1/2" x 8" x 3" with an adjustable strap and external crank to make its matching phone or a switchboard ring. Handset is the nostalgic Bakelite standard from WWII-era home phones, with a 70" cord. Should work with regular speaker wire. (And as a no-outgoing-calls extension at home.) Lots of specs and instructions on the web.
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39510 FIELD PHONE |
Got North Atlantic Gas?
You'll need this NATO gas mask, M51 model, in an olive drab canvas bag. Lightly used surplus, it includes a definitely-not-guaranteed cartridge filter. Adjustable mask is medium olive drab/brown. The cartridge screws directly into it below the nose, so it's the symmetrical, alien-look, type. Carrying bag measures approx 12" long x 5" x 5" plus shoulder strap and ring clips. Great for Halloween.
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39507 M51 GAS MASK |
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