Fixbayonets! Posted July 25, 2020 Share #1 Posted July 25, 2020 Came across this brass lamp but cant figure out what is it's exact purpose or it's nomenclature. Only marking I see are U.S. 44 on the bottom and the glass is marked P.S. CO. Heavy & well made, has some colored plastic filters. Measures about 8 inches tall. Thanks for any help! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Rooster Posted July 26, 2020 Share #6 Posted July 26, 2020 I dont know, just a guess, but its prob not Navy... No anchor... Maybe a lantern off a military Railroad ? The Army ran railroads in the ETO. Just a guess.... because it looks sort of similar to a railroad style lantern with the handle at the top.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad k Posted July 26, 2020 Share #7 Posted July 26, 2020 is it not a well made piece of trench art made from an artillery shell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixbayonets! Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted July 26, 2020 Thanks for the comments. The points that both of you have made had already crossed my mind. I thought it might have been U.S. Navy but as you said, with the lack of the typical USN marking I discounted that. Could it have been made for railroad use? I suppose that's a possibility. As far as trench art goes I guess that's also possible but I think it's just made too perfect. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccyooper Posted August 5, 2020 Share #9 Posted August 5, 2020 I’ll have to look thru my manuals but at one time I collected army flashlights and I think I may have run across one of these in a manual indicating it was a runway marker lamp. It has been a while so I could be mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixbayonets! Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted August 6, 2020 21 hours ago, ccyooper said: I’ll have to look thru my manuals but at one time I collected army flashlights and I think I may have run across one of these in a manual indicating it was a runway marker lamp. It has been a while so I could be mistaken. I would appreciate that, thank you! Since the light is directed upward it could very well be a runway lamp. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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