Itty bitty Edison style 1/4 Watt lamp with a 3/16"/5mm screw base. (type E5 or E5.5) 1/2" long overall it needs 160ma @ 2.5 V. It has a clear glass envelope that collimates the light at the end for greater intensity when viewed end on. Typically priced around a buck a each. Great for science fair projects. model railroading or anywhere tiny light is required.

Forget what they told you in basic training, the spirit of these bayonets is to cast a little incandescent light on things, little being the operative word. Little like dollhouses, dioramas and other DIY projects. You pick: the 7/16” dia clear bulb, drawing 150mA at 9V, with a bayonet base; the 9/16” dia yellow bulb, drawing 150mA at 6.3V with a bayonet base; the 9/16" dia clear bulb drawing 300mA at 15V with a bayonet base; or the miniature bayonet base electrical socket for low voltage lamps, with 5” leads and a 1/2” right-angle clip. All of it’s made in the USA for GE.

This 12V 35W Racing Series halogen lamp is made for automobile use and comes with a matching gasket and a 1/2" deep lens with a slight amber tint. (You'll need to epoxy the lens on if you're not mounting the lamp in another bracket.) Bulb is 2-1/2" wide x 1-11/16" tall x 1-1/2" deep with a 2-pin connector. Pins are 1/4" apart on the outside.

No, not knives. These are bayonet bulbs, so named because you push them in and twist, just like mounting a bayonet. Our each is a 2-pack of 12V 8W bulbs, most likely for automotive use.

From NAPA, packages of (2) high-temperature headlight sockets. You pick: #787110, 9006 2-wire, 1-1/8" wide x 5/8" x 1-1/4" deep with (2) 5" leads or  #787138, 9005 2-wire, 1-1/16" wide x 5/8" x 1-5/16" deep with (2) 6" leads.

Attention, device users (in other words, everyone). This 12VDC 5A adapter features a cigarette plug socket attached to a pair of 14” leads with insulated 3” battery clamps on the ends. This allows you to connect to a battery and run devices that have a cigarette plug. The package says the leads are 10 feet long, and implies an auto battery-charging application, but we know this adapter has other uses, and so do you. Not fused, and 5A max. The surplusiness factor is high, but we’re confident that you’ll find a fresh, innovative use for this. Or its parts.