Original U.S WWII Inert M2 Flamethrower with Reproduction Wand - Dated March 1945 - Deactivated

Original Item. Only One Available. This is a tremendous piece of equipment, a deactivated non-functional M2 flamethrower with a fantastic accurate reproduction wand for display. The flamethrower has been fully deactivated, and is missing integral parts for use and the tanks have been punctured. This is being sold as a display piece. Like all deactivated ordnance, this flamethrower is Not Available for Export.

This is a nice repainted example of an M2 Flamethrower tank set which comes with a nice reproduction wand for display. The original fuel hose is still intact but is very stiff from years of storage and is very difficult to connect to the tank and nozzle. They will connect but it is awkward to display together due to the stiffness. The reproduction wand has a small piece of wood where the tube would connect so that the tube will sit at the connection for display purposes. The wand is non-functional and the trigger does not move. 

The fuel tank backpack has been entirely repainted in the green color you normally see on these, but that paint is beginning to chip off in some places. There is no data plate we could find across the set, the only real markings being on the smallest of the three fuel tanks, reading:

ICC-3A1800
X 56067
PST
L
3-45 PST

This denotes a date of March 1945, near the end of World War II. When flipping the set upside down there is evidence of a great deal of residue inside the tanks that makes a lot of noise. The original “backpack” portion is retained and the straps still work fine, but one of the snaps is a bit loose. The backpack portion shows heavy wear and some field repairs in the canvas.

This is a very good display example of a scarce M2 Flamethrower backpack set with a reproduction wand for display. Very difficult to find in any configuration! Comes ready to make one heck of a display!

The M2 Flamethrower

The M2 flamethrower was an American, man-portable, backpack flamethrower that was used in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The M2 was the successor to the M1 and M1A1 flamethrowers. Although its burn time was around 7 seconds long, and the flames were effective around 20–40 meters, it was still a useful weapon. With the arrival of flamethrower tanks, the need for flamethrower-carrying infantrymen to expose themselves to enemy fire had been greatly reduced.

Though some M2s were sold off, the majority were scrapped.

The M2, which was the WWII model, had hexagonal gas caps and hourglass frames. It was also called the M2-2, M2 for the tank groups and -2 for the wand type. The M2A1-2 is the variation of the M2 devised during the Korean War. These had straight sided backpack frames, vented gas caps, a cylinder sized regulator and a safety valve. These are much more common today than WWII models.

M2A1-7 was a flamethrower used by the American troops during the Vietnam War. It is the updated version of the M2A1-2 unit used during The Korean War.