Flamethrower
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: United States Model 2A1 flamethrower.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: 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.
topic: label: related event
content: World War II
label: related event
content: The Great Depression and World War II
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army. U.S. Army Chemical Corps, ENCOM
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.65355M
label: catalog number
content: 65355M
label: accession number
content: 226768
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flamethrower
label: Object Type
content: Gun
label: Other Terms
content: Gun; flamethrower; Firearms; Army; Flame Thrower, Portable
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: canvas (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rubber (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 29 1/2 in x 37 in x 25 in; 74.93 cm x 93.98 cm x 63.5 cm