US Army M-227 Signal Lamp

[Gary Cain]

I've been working on this for about two months clearing out all of the corrosion and rebuilding the light bulb housing and here is the first test! It works!

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Gary, that look excellent. Nice item. I think these got used by the Pathfinders etc.

Cheers, Ade.

[Gary Cain]

Hi Ade,

Yes that is correct. This is the only complete one I've ever seen outside of a book. I do still need to find an original manual however....so it's not quite complete

Cheers
Gary

[cricketchris1944]

Nice Item,they are getting harder to find .I got my from a Farmer outside Sainte mere eglise Normandy complete set but no manual also.

[johnk568]

Howdy Gary,

You are missing the butt stock handle. I am missing the manual too! I will try to post pictures from this coming weekend. We are have a display at the ISRA Open House in Kankakee, Illinois.

What size batteries did you put in there? Looks like D fit.


johnk568

[cricketchris1944]

Howdy Gary,

You are missing the butt stock handle. I am missing the manual too! I will try to post pictures from this coming weekend. We are have a display at the ISRA Open House in Kankakee, Illinois.

What size batteries did you put in there? Looks like D fit.


johnk568

I never tryed to put any batteries in the one I have ,but would love to know what batteries would make it work.

[johnk568]

Howdy,

I had put 3 Energizer d cells, but it looks like it take 5 and I didn't have 5. I don't think they were that sofisticated to have anything higher than 1.5 volts. I will try it out and let you know.

johnk568

[Monster1000]

Hi all,

I have got a Signal Lamp M 227 and would like to sell it. Hope you can help me and know where to offer best? At ebays? Or maybe there is a better market place for it here on this page?
Thank you for information,
regards,
Monster1000

[johnk568]

Howdy Monster,

How much do you want for it? I got into a bidding war with a fellow from E-Bay and purchased this one for way too much money. But I had to have it. The fellow, who was killed the day I was borned(june 1944) was a Pathfinder 506th PIR, 101st Airborne. My email adrress is jkrzos@outdrs.net. Send me a price & pictures and we'll make adeal.

Cricketchris- Dcells work and I put coppertops in it.

Johnk568

[Gary Cain]

Hi John,

No, I have the handle as well. I just didn't mount it for the pictures. And yes I used regular D size batteries.


Cheers
Gary

Howdy Gary,

You are missing the butt stock handle. I am missing the manual too! I will try to post pictures from this coming weekend. We are have a display at the ISRA Open House in Kankakee, Illinois.

What size batteries did you put in there? Looks like D fit.


johnk568