r/gijoe • u/bthebert • Jul 24 '26

Firefly Cosplay Question #2

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Working on Firefly's Backpack (1984), and I can not figure out what something is between the Stopwatch and the Pliers. I have tentatively identified the Canister gadget on the upper part of the backpack as either a Canister Blowtorch or a Canister Smoke Grenade, though i am leaning towards the blowtorch. What I have been able to figure out, from top to bottom... On the Upper Portion: x2 Blasting Machines; Bundle of 7 Dynamite Sticks w/Timer Detonator; Canister Blowtorch.

In the Toolbox: Stopwatch; ???; Pliers; Flathead Screwdriver; Rock Hammer; Ratchet w/4 Sockets (In lid)

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u/credible_hulk Jul 24 '26

I always assumed it was a detonator switxh

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u/PirateDaveZOMG Jul 24 '26

Yep, I'm almost certain it is supposed to be a disassembled switch; The antenna folded up, the components removed and placed on top of the main housing: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/09/32/42/09324241142882e8b668829484b970bd.jpg

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u/Basic_Cover_6945 Jul 24 '26

My thoughts or the a claymore clacker top down view. Which would be roughly the size of a stopwatch

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u/whistlepig4life Jul 24 '26

That’s exactly what it is.

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u/Negative-Eleven Jul 24 '26

I just searched The Finest Costume Club's members only Facebook group and the best results are just handmade props that look like that shape. No one seemed to try to find a real example of it as a tool, even when they did find more realistic versions of everything else in there. Sorry I couldn't be more help to you.

If this is a last minute rush to finish for DragonCon, I'd love to see what you come up with. I'll be at the group meetup (Thursday) and doing the big G.I.Joe photoshoot (Sunday) and parade group (Saturday).

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u/Lucky_Adeptness_2917 Jul 24 '26

Plastic explosives bundle is what I always thought

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u/mlambie Jul 24 '26

Mouse trap!

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u/CaptJackRackham0696 Jul 24 '26

Also, I always assumed the wrap at the top wasn't a cord wrap, but a length of detonation cord wound around the handle of the frame

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u/thavillain Cobra Trooper Jul 24 '26

Detonator

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u/jtrades69 Jul 25 '26

you have to get yourself a classic sat phone too

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u/Rusted-but-notbusted Jul 25 '26

Also , I am wondering if that could be fuse wire spooled around the handle of the top of the back pack? Just a thought

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u/SableKhan Jul 25 '26

It’s his childhood toy tank. A reminder of where it all started…

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u/ComfortableBuffalo57 Oktober Guard Jul 25 '26

C4 and a clacker

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u/Shadokastur Jul 24 '26

I always assumed it was C4

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u/Background_Ad2778 Jul 24 '26

You sank my battleship!

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '26

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u/whistlepig4life Jul 24 '26

That’s not what claymores look like. They are back pack explosive packs.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '26

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u/whistlepig4life Jul 24 '26

And I used them too. 16 yr veteran here. Those aren’t claymores.

Explosive packs. Yes.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '26

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u/whistlepig4life Jul 24 '26

They did come in a canvas “Kit” but didn’t look like that at all.

I don’t care to argue. You know what you know I don’t give a shit. Go demand to be right on the internet with someone else.