strawberry 9 Posted March 1, 2015 Share #1 Posted March 1, 2015 I know these have radiation in them. I'm wondering about this one which is not in great shape. Would you stear clear of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Jack Posted March 1, 2015 Share #2 Posted March 1, 2015 Considering the condition, why beg the issue? While you are at it, please pm me your current address as I want to send you some period photos. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralCheese Posted March 1, 2015 Share #3 Posted March 1, 2015 Don't keep it in your pocket and you should be fine. Limit exposure to holding it as well. Just having it near you is perfectly safe though, air is a great barrier. You probably get more radiation from granite counters than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted March 1, 2015 Share #4 Posted March 1, 2015 They have similar or the same material in old watches that make the numbers hour markers etc... Glow and about the same radiation found in an ion style home smoke detector. Short of ingesting it or keeping it in you front pants pocket for a life time I would not worry to much about it. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberry 9 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted March 1, 2015 Thanks guys! I know there is radiation in a lot of household items. A lot of modern handguns have night sights with have trace amounts of radiation. I do my best not to lick my sights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toshik Posted March 1, 2015 Share #6 Posted March 1, 2015 What is it for anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldabewla Posted March 2, 2015 Share #7 Posted March 2, 2015 What is it for anyway? Corps of engineers item used by WWII Paratrooper to lumination the body or known as a body marker disc to make finding a soldier easier at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VarkDriver Posted March 2, 2015 Share #8 Posted March 2, 2015 Corps of engineers item used by WWII Paratrooper to lumination the body or known as a body marker disc to make finding a soldier easier at night. I'm glad toshik asked. Because while I'm reading this thread I had no idea what it was! Neat info on an item I had no idea about. Thanks for the education! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted March 3, 2015 Share #9 Posted March 3, 2015 They were also used by machine gunners to mark aiming stakes for night firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mghcal Posted March 3, 2015 Share #10 Posted March 3, 2015 If it's radium you should be very very cautious. As was said radium was used in watches, instrument panels, etc before it was known to be deadly. If this is radium it is still dangerous since it appears to be quite alot! Is the radium leaking out? Radium dust that is breathed in can and will kill you. That is the only real worry I would have owning something like that. Here is a good article about the old Panerai watches and a few photos of the radiation levels still being emitted. I know guys who still periodically wear these old watches despite the danger and a few more who quit after testing their watches. One was measured to have the radioactive equivalent of having 15 x-rays on their wrist ever hour of wear! He doesn't wear that one anymore lol. http://rolexblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/part-3-complete-history-of-rolex.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenm Posted March 3, 2015 Share #11 Posted March 3, 2015 Although the English is terrible in the "Stories" section, leading you to believe all is fine, scroll down further to the testing section of this webpage for details on how bad these things can still be: http://www.battledetective.com/battlerelic13.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralCheese Posted March 3, 2015 Share #12 Posted March 3, 2015 Again, as long as there is no direct contact, any amount of distance past about a foot is perfectly safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenm Posted March 3, 2015 Share #13 Posted March 3, 2015 I'm thinking more about the condition of the one in the first post.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberry 9 Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share #14 Posted March 3, 2015 I decided not to buy it. The condition is bad but the price was low for a somewhat hard to find item. At the end of the day though, not worth the worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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