Original German WWII Bakelite Military Issue Carbide Trench Lantern - Waffenamt (WaA) Marked Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns Hearst began selling some of

Hearst began selling some of his art collection to help relieve the debt burden he had suffered from the Depression

an Aeronautical Division was established within the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (OCSO)

the company moved the production plant to Worcester

and we were forced to feather

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River May 3-June 15

Original German WWII Bakelite Military Issue Carbide Trench Lantern - Waffenamt (WaA) Marked Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns Hearst began selling some ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is very unusual and wonderfully represents the German's use of bakelite a pre war plastic forerunner that was most often encounter in field phones, fuse containers and MG 34 butt stocks. This carbide hand lantern is constructed of 90% bakelite, it features three glass window panes, a concave mirror, a folding bakelite carry handle and an aluminum belt hook which has a German WWII Waffenamt WaA750 inspector