When German troops invaded Holland in 1940 they found that the large Dutch exporting company Philips in Eindhoven had capacity to manufacture something that their soldiers, sailors and airmen needed very badly - a no-batteries-required, squeeze-type pocket-size dynamo flashlight (the bulb remains lit as long as you keep squeezing the spring-loaded hand piece). In 1943 the Germans put the flashlight into production for the Wehrmacht and the little ”knijpkat" (pronounced Knyp-Kot, means “squeeze cat”) found its place in military history.
It was produced ONLY in 1943 with a steel case painted an olive green color. After the war Philips produced a similar flashlight but the case is made from aluminum, unpainted.
It was produced ONLY in 1943 with a steel case painted an olive green color. After the war Philips produced a similar flashlight but the case is made from aluminum, unpainted.
The Philips Wehrmacht Taschenlampe we offer here still has almost all its original olive green paint and its black squeeze handle. Complete with the rare original lens that is often missing. This Taschenlampe works, producing a “quiet” noise that would have been recognized instantly by every Landser in the German Army.
Absolutely authentic, condition exactly as shown.
Absolutely authentic, condition exactly as shown.
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NAZI WEHRMACHT DYNAMO FLASHLIGHT
A NICE WORKING
WORLD WAR II
GERMAN ARMED
FORCES
TASCHENLAMPE
OR POCKET
FLASHLIGHT
POWERED BY A
HAND GENERATOR
WORLD WAR II
GERMAN ARMED
FORCES
TASCHENLAMPE
OR POCKET
FLASHLIGHT
POWERED BY A
HAND GENERATOR
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