Flamethrower, Portable, No 2

Flamethrower, Portable, No 2
A soldier of the King's Own Scottish Borderers demonstrates the Lifebuoy flamethrower, Denmead, Hampshire, 29 April 1944.
TypeFlamethrower
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
Used byBritish Army, Canadian Forces
WarsSecond World War
Production history
Produced1943–1944
No. built7,000
Specifications
Mass64 lb (29 kg)

Actioncordite igniter
Rate of fire10 igniters only
Maximum firing range120 ft

The Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 (nicknamed Lifebuoy from the shape of its fuel tank), also known as the Ack Pack, was a British design of flamethrower for infantry use in the Second World War.