Identification of these??

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

Any more photo's Chris? Very interested to know more. Are the ones I took photo's of an Australian variant? As they do not appear identical to the one in your link picture.

Were they part of Vehicle "Kit"???

Those are Australian, because they have the D/|\D stamp on them. They may have been produced by Stromberg Carlson (if I've spelt that right). The British ones were made by Joseph Lucas, C.A.V., and a variety of others, and the torch part is a bakelite (or other plastic) moulding.

I'll see if I can do some photographs, and also scan the relevant documentation - Signal Training (All Arms), either the 1938 book or the Visual Signalling pamphlet No.2 that was part of the series that replaced it in 1942.

The torch itself is not part of a vehicle kit, it's only a component of the daylight signalling lamp outfit (for use at night, obviously).

Regards,
Chris.