Dears, Below is my Coleman 238B from 04.1952, Belgian army version. I bought it in local military surplus shop and was told that it was bought from Belgian military unit years ago. I wanted to preserve some old look of this lantern, so from outside it was just soap cleaned. Nice and easy job, but that lantern has so many unusual (at least for me) design solutions that it was an interesting project nonetheless. Pre-heating torch - as usually pain in the arse and I would have to find a right pressure to run it, but I am not gonna use that lantern, so no need to learn that. It was only quite stressful to work on this lamp, because reportedly these are quite expensive, so I was afraid to screw something up. It is cool to have a box, some documents and Coleman tools and mantles along with the lamp itself. Overall – a lucky find All the best, Piotrek
Thank you Guys. Yeah it is different from most of my Petromax style lamps and in better condition. Anyway, could you/anybody please comment on cleaning needle/rod difference in my lamp (tip seems to be integrated with rod just like on the Old Coleman Parts Generator 238B Lantern - R210). From the other hand the tip (and threaded end of the rod) from the post below is Petromax style: Coleman 238B | Page 3 | Classic Pressure Lamps & Heaters Is it possible that military and civil versions had different generators/cleaning rods and needles or just one of these is a home made invention? I could not find detailed pics of the needle on other threads so wonder what is going on. Piotrek below generator just like in my lamp below cleaning needle from other 238B lamp
