A manual "crank" winch used in aircrafts for loading of materials (bombs, equipment, etc.). Winches could be electric or manual with the manual winches installed in multi-engine battle planes. The winch has a metal label/sign that identifies the manufacture as "Paul Kätsch K.G. along with a model number of "V250/Xa Fl. 50467". On the red label there is" Achtung Heißseil geordnet aufspulen" and this means "Warning: hot rope wind up in an orderly manner". Some cable is on the spool. Of Note: The winch measures approximately 12cm x 14cm x 16cm with the arm measuring 21cm x 27cm and weighing 7.4kg or 16 lbs.