self generating flashlight

[Brian M]

I also have one of these "Dynamo" flashlights, but mine is made of bakelite
Brian.
p.s. it works, but is also rather loud and the light put out is very poor. I could scarcely imagine a troop in his foxhole risking making all of that noise and giving his position away.
still they are cool and uncommon items.

[Dudley]

Rather an old topic but I noticed Greg is online right now

The handdynamo type 7424 is the type manufactured in the 2nd WW. This one is probably from 1942.

Too bad that it doesn't work! It's nevertheless a nice flaslight, a typical Dutch WW2 item.

Dutch site with some interesting photo's:
http://www.pa3esy.nl/Philips/knijpka...pkat_body.html

[2jack]

Rather an old topic but I noticed Greg is online right now

The handdynamo type 7424 is the type manufactured in the 2nd WW. This one is probably from 1942.

Too bad that it doesn't work! It's nevertheless a nice flaslight, a typical Dutch WW2 item.

Dutch site with some interesting photo's:
http://www.pa3esy.nl/Philips/knijpka...pkat_body.html

My mark has the Wehrmacht

[JPhilip]

It also has "Importe de Hollande"

Hello,
If it bears such a marking (Importe de Hollande), i wouldn't be surprised if this particular flashlight had been produced for the french civilian market.
They were perhaps popular among civilians, but not sure it was the same for soldiers because of the noise generated when operating the flashlight.

[Greg Sebring]

Thanks gentlemen for the comments. In all the forums I belong to and considering the time this one has been out there, you still don't see or hear of many.


Greg

[2jack]

Hello,
If it bears such a marking (Importe de Hollande), i wouldn't be surprised if this particular flashlight had been produced for the french civilian market.
They were perhaps popular among civilians, but not sure it was the same for soldiers because of the noise generated when operating the flashlight.

http://www.germanmilitaria.com/Heer/photos/H084561.html

[Greg Sebring]

2jack,

Thanks for the link.......$200.00 seems like a lot of $$$

Greg

[JPhilip]

Yes, a flashlight produced for the german army in Netherlands bearing a french text stamped on it...nothing that interpellate you in the terms of the problem ?
For sure, the german soldiers needed to know that the flashlight they were using was imported from Holland....in French.

[Dmv]

Way overpriced! They sell for 30-50 usd here in Holland...

It often is the bulb that's broken , but you can easily replace it with a bicycle headlight bulb!

The French text is a pure commercial thing, nowadays everything is in English, back then French was "hot" and important in a commercial view.

[pzrwest]

I used to have one simular to this one. When you cranked it there was no light till you pressed the button then the bulb lit and got harder to crank. Then I remembered my electronics class about generators and magnetic field resistance. When no electron flow low mechanical resistance when electron flow mechanical resistance increased

[BRUNO FRANCK]

HELLO GUYS

here is mine flaschlight,see the different colours,yhis is the first time i see this colour

greetings bruno

[2jack]

of what I saw on the Internet is nothing like mine, with the inscription Wehrmacht, is now being repaired at a friend of mine, to put the photo as it returns

[Dave8]

Hi guys,

This is my "knijpkat". The Bi-jou by Philips. It comes with it's original case. The Bi-jou is a rare piece and even rarer with it's original case.

These were made in concentration camp Vught in the Netherlands. Rumors say that these were made for the women of high ranking SS offciers.

Cheers!

[Greg Sebring]

Dave8,

Welcome to the club,... that is such a radical change in design from anything pictured to date. To even have the box makes it quite a find.



Greg

[Dave8]

Thanks Greg. I'm proud to be the owner!!