Original German WWII Red Bakelite Military Issue Carbide Trench Lantern - Waffenamt Marked Swedish Militaria Discovered by IMA in 2003

Discovered by IMA in 2003 at the former British garrison in Kathmandu

with modern English made examples purely for display

and also sold to army staff

10% on the barrel

Original German WWII Red Bakelite Military Issue Carbide Trench Lantern - Waffenamt Marked Swedish Militaria Discovered by IMA in 2003Original Item: Only One Available. This is very unusual and wonderfully represents the German's use of bakelite a pre war plastic forerunner that was most often encounter in field phones, fuse containers and MG 34 butt stocks. This carbide hand lantern is constructed of 90% bakelite, it features three glass window panes, a concave mirror (cracked), a folding bakelite carry handle and an aluminum belt hook that bears a clear Waffenamt marking (WaA).