Can someone identify this piece of diving gear?

[DiveAsk]

Hi all,

I wonder if anyone would be able to help me identify this piece of diving kit found on the body of a North Korean diver in 1998? Can't for the life of me find out what it is.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Wibble]

Switches and batteries?

What was it connected to? Detonators?

 

[DiveAsk]

Not visible unfortunately. Just an entangled mess of wires.

 

[grantmac]

Seems like demolition related equipment to me.

 

[rx7diver]

Recreational scuba diver? Commercial diver? Other type of diver?

 

[Waterwulf]

It's two separate detonators rubber banded together. The battery goes in the bottom under the hinged cover held shut with a wire clip. The button on top is the boom boom button. There's a safety lock switch on the other side, out of sight. It's a wired detonator because back in 1950's they did not have reliable wireless equipment for underwater use. Ok, that's my best guess!

 

[Pressurehead]

body of a North Korean diver in 1998? Can't for the life of me find out what

OK, I will be the first to ask, how and where did you acquire it, Or just asking' for a friend'?

 

[Celt]

Hi all,

I wonder if anyone would be able to help me identify this piece of diving kit found on the body of a North Korean diver in 1998? Can't for the life of me find out what it is.

Thanks in advance!

Check the other end for these, if they’re still there (bring it outside and put a sand bag or two on the detonator ) close the circuit by twisting the bare wires of the detonator together and snip them off, keep the rest for a souvenir.

 

[Sascha314]

OK, I will be the first to ask, how and where did you acquire it, Or just asking' for a friend'?

Thought the same first.
But it looks to me as a screen capture from tv, see the KBS Logo?

KBS World (TV channel) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[DiveAsk]

Thought the same first.
But it looks to me as a screen capture from tv, see the KBS Logo?

KBS World (TV channel) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

That's right! I just encountered it in video footage and wondered about it because I couldn't find what it was myself. Thanks for all the replies so far everyone.