British Forces

'Invaders beware!'

The Nutall Flamethrower; The Home Guard was,among other things,notorious for its home made weapons.One of these was the Nutall flamethrower.In the early summer of 1941 the area commander came to a demonstration in a field at Wightwick.The flamethrower worked amazingly well,shooting a fearsome 75 foot flame that lasted for 3 minutes.The 50 gallon tank containing the mixture was mounted on a Austin 7 chassis,which was towed behind a car.Quote from the Commander:'Its operational site was under the bridge at Dam Mill and we felt sure that it would have dealt the enemy a deadly blow!' Oh Gallant and Brave Men.Greetz,Brummbar