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mihnea |
Posted: March 12, 2006 04:58 pm
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I bought this Romanian WWII gas lamp about two months ago. Even tough it cost me a lot
![]() The other small problem was the oil canister that was missing about 1/3 of the welds so I decided to give the canister to an "expert" in restoring metal things to weld it, as I don't know to weld. The "expert" (also works as a restorer at the MMN) told me that it was an easy job and that in a few days it will be done. After a week the oil canister was "restored", shining as a mirror ![]() However even with this problem I’m very proud of it. I don’t know too much about it, only that it was used in WWII by the Romanian soldiers, as flash light was never issued in the Romanian army and that there is an other model that has the oil canister made from copper instead of galvanized steal. So any info is welcomed. The only marking is the stamped M.A.N. (Ministerul Apararii Nationale) meaning National Ministry of Defense. I would be very thankful if somebody could post some pictures with Romanian soldiers and this kind of lamp. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() PS I'm sorry for the long story ![]() |
mihnea |
Posted: March 12, 2006 05:00 pm
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Mannlicher |
Posted: November 04, 2006 08:15 pm
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Found a similar item in great shape while strawling through the flea market. I didn't knew that this kind of lamp was used by the army until I saw the pictures of yours. And because was cheap as dirt, I thought that it would make a nice addition to my militaria colection. Thanks for the "heads up"
![]() [img=http://img17.imagevenue.com/loc459/th_70438_IMG_29071_122_459lo.jpg][img=http://img42.imagevenue.com/loc349/th_70462_IMG_29081_122_349lo.jpg][img=http://img151.imagevenue.com/loc444/th_70467_IMG_29111_122_444lo.jpg] .... and along a postwar lamp that was in my family for a long time. The design is almost identical, only it has glass openings all around and the construction workmanship is sloppy. [img=http://img111.imagevenue.com/loc396/th_70907_IMG_29121_122_396lo.jpg][img=http://img159.imagevenue.com/loc390/th_70923_IMG_29151_122_390lo.jpg][img=http://img28.imagevenue.com/loc438/th_70928_IMG_29271_122_438lo.jpg] -------------------- ®
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