Signal torch help please

[wendel daniel]

Dieppe en 1942


Normandie 6 juin 1944


Image d'un manuel technique

[Chris Suslowicz]

Interesting; that's a naval signalling torch with an Air Ministry stores label attached.

RN = Admiralty Pattern 16001A.
RAF = 5A/2878 Torches, Electric, Type J.

The Army may well have also allocated it a stores code in the WB series, and if it survived into the 1950s it would have probably acquired a NATO stock number before being discontinued.

The carrying strap with filters (most likely Red, Green and neutral density for reducing the light output) is something I've not seen before.

Best regards,
Chris.

[Harry Moon]

And this is the first time I have ever seen anything about them. I'll dig them out.

[wendel daniel]

Thanks for your informations about the Nuber codification.
As you, it's the first time i see the original carrying strap
regards
daniel from france

[wendel daniel]

the last one i have received for my collection.

[InnoD]

I have one of the Canadian ones, stamped C.C.B. AP 16001 plus the Arrow symbol. The stamps have been done twice to the butt-end.

It seems to be all brass with a dark green paint coat. I got this from the woman who made it in the factory here in Toronto during the war, so it's brand new, never used, with almost no wear to the paint.

I didn't see a response to the question about what C.C.B. stands for. Does anyone know?

[InnoD]

See pic attached (I hope).