Pertrix Flashlight

**zephyr4** · 07-21-2009, 05:33 PM

Pictures of a Pertrix Flashlight I have, found at a classic car show.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 07-21-2009 05:33 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**jock auld** · 07-21-2009, 09:29 PM

Z4,

Cool, haven't seen one with a swaz on the base. Looks good.

Regards

Jock

**zephyr4** · 07-23-2009, 07:51 PM

I must admit I have not seen another one, I looked for ages on the net but found nothing.
When I was a kid I had a thing about flashlight's so I had to buy it.

**jock auld** · 07-23-2009, 07:59 PM

My latest toy is playing with my carbide lamp, due to this site I stumbled on a bloke with some carbide in tins and I've actually got the bloody thing going, without blowing up the house! I will keep it for BBQs etc.

Jock

**zephyr4** · 07-23-2009, 08:03 PM

I have one in my garage its for a bicycle made by Lucas.

**jock auld** · 07-23-2009, 08:08 PM

This one is bakelite and works well, I have a bike one that I posted here some where and a couple of metal ones in ordinace tan colour. I tried the baklite as it was the best looking and no paint to damage. Might fire it up and put some photos on.

Jock

**zephyr4** · 07-23-2009, 08:18 PM

I have never seen a Bakelite one, I will take a look when you post it Jock.

**jock auld** · 07-31-2009, 08:31 PM

Z4,

As promised some photos of the Baklite Karbide lamp, went camping up by Lubeck with the boy wife and dogs.

It went well and I didn't burn anything down or blow anything up!

I was missing the rubber seal that is key to keeping the gas in the resivoure. I borrowed one from the museum in Celle together with a photo copy of the instructions.

It is very bright and it does not flicker like a candel.

It went for 9 hours before I put it out, addmittedly it was pretty well out, only glowing orange.

Burns with a slight hiss but not a tactical issue if your shinning it around and smells a little bit like farts.

On the whole an interesting experiment.

Regards

Jock

**zephyr4** · 08-01-2009, 06:15 AM

Thanks for uploading the pics Jock,I have not seen a lamp of that type before.

z4

**Reibert** · 09-01-2009, 05:00 PM

Hi, Jock !

I´ve had the same kind of flashlight in my collection year´s ago.

Instead the Swastika on the screw cap a steel-helmet was swaged.

Cheer´s,

R.