NVA Flashlight, Surplus

This is sized exactly right since the Party doesn’t make any mistakes. Measurements c. 65 x 125 x 40 mm (2.6" x 4.9" x 1.6"). The weight is c. 130 g (4.6 oz).

Use

This flashlight doesn’t have any easily breakable decadent western electronics or a million functions that no honest citizen needs. When you twist the robust metal knob at the top with proper socialist vigor, you will get enlightened. On the front panel, there are three sliders that you can use to create a green, blue, or red light. You can use them for signaling or create a passionate atmosphere in your bedroom with Das Boot-style lighting.

Don’t ask about lumens, they are just capitalistic nonsense. These only use units approved by the Party, and that’s all you need to know at your security clearance.

When you open the metal case, you get hold of the battery compartment. This flashlight takes one flat 4.5 V battery. Inside there is also a slot for a spare bulb, and there should be one of those included as well. If not, be proud that it is your spare bulb that has been commandeered for rebuilding the state.

At the upper and lower edges, there are leather flaps with varying colors. They are designed for attaching the lamp to the buttons found on some NVA (and some BW) military jackets. So, this is a kind of headlamp predecessor, a boob lamp. You can of course use those to hang this lamp on any buttons or piercings you want. Some of the flashlights don't have the flaps.