Object Details
- Description
- Physical Description
- United States Model 2A1 flamethrower.
- General History
- The original Model 1A1 flamethrower was troubled by ignition problems which were corrected in the M2 version. The simple mechanics of the flamethrower are overshadowed by its destructive nature. Two tanks are mounted side by side in a backpack-type configuration. One tank contains fuel, usually a thickened gasoline. The other contains compressed gas. They are mixed as they pass through a valve. The gas provides the force to propel the gasoline. At this point, the mixture is ignited and a sheet of flame produced.
- Credit Line
- U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army. U.S. Army Chemical Corps, ENCOM
- ID Number
- AF.65355M
- catalog number
- 65355M
- accession number
- 226768
- Object Name
- flamethrower
- Object Type
- Gun
- Other Terms
- Gun; flamethrower; Firearms; Army; Flame Thrower, Portable
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- canvas (overall material)
- rubber (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 29 1/2 in x 37 in x 25 in; 74.93 cm x 93.98 cm x 63.5 cm
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- ThinkFinity
- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- World War II
- The Great Depression and World War II
- Record ID
- nmah_439992
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-2670-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
