Hi, here's my 1944 AGM Milspec found on a German flea-market. I haven't found this specific model anywhere in the www cause it has a Military fount. Not a civil one which I could see in the net. It has as usual in 1944 the Aladdin Conversion Kit as generator: And it's really a piti that it has the typical AGM-illness with a completely cracked fount. I counted 7 cracks every 2-4 cm. I think it's seldom but I won't keep her cause I'm not able to fix the cracks. Maybe a Milspec-collector wanna have it for display. Best regards. Roman
Hi, I’ve just bought a milspec Coleman (1973) and I’m waiting to be delivered, I’ve heard a few people talk about cracks in the founts of the milspec lamps , what causes this ? Is it from being thrown around by the military personnel, thanks
Hi @Thomas1 i believe the AGM or American Gas Machine range of lamps and lanterns were prone to stress cracking in their brass made components : this is usually due to quality control regarding preparation of the sheet metal and its suitability to being properly annealed before undergoing multiple operations including pressing, sheet metal spinning, punching etc.. i.e when it was actually made? sometimes even with what would be considered suitable quality control/precautions the passage of time can start to affect brass.. especially items that haven’t had much or any use also world conditions (conflict, economic upheaval or supply) can directly influence this stress cracks usually show after a significant passage of time and not all parts of a lantern will have them? think some Radius tank collars but not necessarily the tanks
