A flamethrower is a ranged incendiary device designed to project a controllable jet of fire. First deployed by the Byzantine Empire in the 7th century AD, flamethrowers saw use in modern times during World War I, and more widely in World War II as a tactical weapon against fortifications.
German Brandkommando (burning detachment) destroying Warsaw during the planned destruction of the city
Army War Show November 27, 1942
Boeotian flame thrower (model), Thessaloniki Science Center and Technology Museum
A blowtorch, also referred to as a blowlamp, is an ambient air fuel-burning tool used for applying flame and heat to various applications, usually in metalworking.
Modern gas blowtorch
An old-fashioned kerosene/paraffin blowtorch
Handheld butane blowtorch