German Signal Flashlight Artas

[Fritz Christen 1941]

Hello! I want some opinions about this signal flashlight. It was used by the Wermacht or is post ww2? thx

[kradman]

I think these are East German

[BrodieBartfast]

A postwar torch for sure. Wartime ones were almost always painted black, had coloured lens filters, and sometimes had a blackout hood over the bulb.

Here's what a wartime one looks like:



Regards, B.B.

[JPhilip]

Hello,
I have never seen the flashlight that opened this thread, but ARTAS is a legit producer of WWII flashlights.
As B.B. mentioned, they were usually painted black, with colored lens filters and always had a retaining system (leather tabs or metal wire).
Some Flashlights have also been produced with grey or dark green factory paint.
Thanks

[Anderson]

Doesn't really look military, perhaps fire brigade or even mining?