Cold War Era Polish Army Flashlights - Military Surplus Review - Do they work?

[@franek.97]

Fun fact, these bateries are quite popular at least out here in Poland.

[@MilitaryuniformsupplyInc]

Ah, greetings from the Chicago area! Thank you for watching our video. These batteries are very hard to find in the United States, but honestly, there are not many uses for them. We could probably sell a lot of these flashlights if they were readily available. BTW... I love the Polish Surplus flashlight. Such a neat little piece of history. Cheers!

[@TheMangeGrain]

This form-factor (both the lamp and the battery) was very popular in Europe up to the 80's. They're still widely available and rather cheap here. 3LR12 are nothing but 3 AA batteries coupled in series so I guess you can find 3LR12 adapters for AA batteries on most marketplaces.

[@DrMako-jo6bf]

I actually recently bought a Russian Surplus Flashlight with a leather button strap, I've yet to find a good jacket to attach it to

[@MilitaryuniformsupplyInc]

Interesting. I've never seen a russian surplus flashlight. Nice find!

[@_m1k0]

I poland these batteries are still available and sell for the equivalent of about 1.5 dollars online. So the us prices are just straight up unfair.

[@polski245]

Inflation am i right?

[@richd5749]

Dont forget your velcro for that red cross issue.

[@MilitaryuniformsupplyInc]

It would be cool to see a red cross issued one. I haven't seen that.

[@andrewwill7367]

Is there a battery transfer from 4.5 into double AA?

[@johnfish1194]

I just bought a german WW2 one from Poland. Not a bad price, still waiting for it, takes a bit to get around the world. :) I had to buy batteries from poland, as the USA doesn't make 4.5 volt apparently.

[@vlasceanucatalin9670]

Green and red are for signaling ......red = stop , green = go .

[@MilitaryuniformsupplyInc]

That will work as well! We used to use the red lens for help with night vision when on night guard. Thank you for watching our video. Cheers!