Thomas Wictor
Russian Portable Flamethrower
From a Soviet WWII-era flamethrower manual, this drawing of the Tovarnitskiy portable flamethrower is only marginally accurate. Designed by the Chemical Committee and adopted in June of 1916, the device was served by three men: a flamethrower carrier, a lance operator, and an assistant-grenadier. The hose was actually nearly seven feet long, and the handle of the nozzle was closer to five feet.
"Schematic of Knapsack Flamethrower of the First World War"
1. Reservoir.
2. Flammable liquid.
3. Compressed gas.
4. Valve.
5. Hose.
6. Lance.
7. Lance nozzle.
8. Igniter.
9. Handle for holding lance.
Russian Portable Flamethrower
From a Soviet WWII-era flamethrower manual, this drawing of the Tovarnitskiy portable flamethrower is only marginally accurate. Designed by the Chemical Committee and adopted in June of 1916, the device was served by three men: a flamethrower carrier, a lance operator, and an assistant-grenadier. The hose was actually nearly seven feet long, and the handle of the nozzle was closer to five feet.
"Schematic of Knapsack Flamethrower of the First World War"
1. Reservoir.
2. Flammable liquid.
3. Compressed gas.
4. Valve.
5. Hose.
6. Lance.
7. Lance nozzle.
8. Igniter.
9. Handle for holding lance.