[BOUGAINVILLE]

Hi all,

Here is another of my Japanese Army Lanterns. It is candled powered signal lantern.

I presume that it might have had at some stage some coloured lenses that would've been slipped in front of the glass lens for signalling.

Cheers,
BOUGAINVILLE

 

[arisakadogs]

Neat item. I have one just like it that I bought from Mike Hewitt. Mine is pictured in his book "Uniforms And Equipment Of The Imperial Japanese Army In World War II"
Way back when, we had a thread on these and someone had the complete deal with the carrying case and colored lenses as well as a container for spare candles.

 

[Mike In memoriam]

That would have been me.
I had it eons ago and sold it to somebody in Oregon for $15. It was pretty neat.
The case was real heavy leather, and it had some tools.
The light was real wimpy for signalling, but what they had, apparently.

 

[Goody]

What do you think the lantern plus all accessories including the lenses and the leather case would bring?

 

[mexicanwar]

i have one of those complete with canvas case tools and inner tin for candles

 

[BOUGAINVILLE]

I sold my old signal lantern at an auction here in Australia and it more than paid for the upgrade I got in the mail this week.

It is dated 1941 and is complete with case, two tins for candle, lens tin with two each of clear, red and green lenses, and combination spanner/wax scraper.

There is though one large internal cradle for some item, could this be for a spare candle shaft? Another very small internal restraint just below the top of the case must have must held something but not sure what.