World War II Cricket Clicker - D-Day History

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Today we have a reproduction of a D-Day cricket that American paratroopers used when making their airborne landings in Normandy. Today we will look at the history behind it and play around. Please make sure to:
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@uccisora 3 года назад

Got this in my recommended while i was watching nerd explains troll hunters and he mentions this tool

@aidenpommee766 3 года назад

Oh bro same

@bobjones2294 3 года назад

What a coincidence

@russianfoxx834 3 года назад

Same

@chronus9083 3 года назад

Same

@YeetYeet-vj8vl 2 года назад

Same

@peteowen3539 3 года назад

According to a US pilot, they sounded it once, as did their fellows. When they got close to each other, they would sound it three times. These were made by J.Hudson & Co of Birmingham. Branded The Acme. I have a replica.

@AN5WER321 2 года назад

The 101st specifically asked for the cricket because there are no crickets in Normandy. So there’s no confusion if they heard it. The 82nd used a different form of communication.

@FlintF Год назад

What different form please?

@tonydean2541 2 года назад

Believe it or not you can still buy replicas of these from the original makers. Theyre made by J Hudson and co (Acme) in Birmingham England. in the same building using the same tooling. its called the Acme 470 clicker

@mrwelshaviation_024 3 месяца назад

yeah i bought one in the arromanches 360 the other day, it’s really cool to own something so small yet important in history

@killerskillet 3 года назад

1:55 - How could that possibly sound like a Mauser?

@Carolina_Leadslingers 3 года назад

Doesn't lol

@pcxdrone 3 года назад

He's an idiot. It was meant to sound like a cricket not a f'n mauser.

@masonespitee9274 3 года назад

It sounds like the bolt action on the rifle.

@chronus9083 3 года назад

@@pcxdrone rude much? he stated it was a myth

@leondaum407 Год назад

Have you ever reloaded a K98k?

@panagiotismattingly7836 4 года назад

Really cool video! Really good story behind it😀

@jacobhernandez717 4 года назад

Who else is getting band of brothers vibes?

@jamessefton3680 11 месяцев назад

Learn something every day 👍

@darenollech2081 4 года назад

i have a repro too and mine has a “us” on it. did the originals have those too?

@greg9432 3 года назад

Was reading about these and found that the originals did not have a "US" stamp as they were manufactured in England.

@CrossOfBayonne 2 года назад

Watch The Longest Day there are lots of these used in the film

@user-qv2ur2bw3z Год назад

The German K98 rifle made a sound very close to this device when you cycled the bolt on the rifle.

@Colin-bowser 11 месяцев назад

Crickets were all fun and games until the Germans realized their gun bolts make the same sound

@rushenderson3090 4 года назад

How can you tell the originals from the replicas?

@sfcsotoricardo9903 2 года назад

The originals have a specific engraving in the close side from Acme quality control. The originals are so rare that even Acme is looking for ppl who owns them

@wiljf17 2 года назад

Cool informative vid. Thanks man

@stewartmcminn7773 4 месяца назад

Are they loud enough to hear through gunfire and nearby bombing during the invasion?

@calvino5381 2 года назад

100th Subcriber!

@spinnito 3 года назад

I"ll get one to train my dog 😁

@pats3071 Год назад

“The solution was to create something that could easily help soldiers identify each other” Well it was also to create something that German soldiers would just assume was part of the sounds of the night and nothing to be concerned about

@1683clifton 4 месяца назад

A snapple cap is pretty close. Is that a thing?

@El_chavo_8 Год назад

Actually it was the other way around. It was 2 clicks first. Response was 1

@jithuidicheriajohnson3223 Год назад

I am here after watching Goliath Series.

@ChrisRoutson Год назад

Got ours today.

@dive2drive314 Год назад

So the toy cricket clicker was the olden-day version of a fidget spinner. Lol

@tyfon4429 2 месяца назад

As a K98 shooter I can asure you it sounds nothing even close to 2:06 a Mauser !

@jayeell1253 Год назад

I had clickers as a kid

@quiteactually Год назад

John Wayne would hand them out to the paratroopers in The Longest day. The nexus behind the cricket was to identify German soldiers, as many would dress like U.S. soldiers.